How should you handle roundabout exit signaling?

How should you handle roundabout exit signaling?

• A. Signal your intent to exit as you approach the exit and check mirrors and blind spots before leaving.
• B. Do not signal and exit immediately when you reach the roundabout.
• C. Stop in the roundabout to signal.
• D. Signal only after you have left the roundabout.

Answer: (A)

Signaling before you exit a roundabout is communication with other drivers about your intended movement, which helps keep traffic orderly and reduces surprises. As you approach the exit you plan to take, switch on your turn signal to indicate you are leaving the circulating lane. While you do this, scan your mirrors and look over your shoulder to check for vehicles in adjacent lanes or pedestrians who might be affected by your lane change. Maintain the signal through the exit so nearby drivers can anticipate your move, then cancel it once you’re fully clear of the roundabout. This approach keeps the flow predictable and safer for everyone. Stopping to signal, or waiting to signal only after you’ve left, can confuse others and create hazards, and not signaling at all can lead to abrupt maneuvers or collisions.

Signaling before you exit a roundabout is communication with other drivers about your intended movement, which helps keep traffic orderly and reduces surprises. As you approach the exit you plan to take, switch on your turn signal to indicate you are leaving the circulating lane. While you do this, scan your mirrors and look over your shoulder to check for vehicles in adjacent lanes or pedestrians who might be affected by your lane change. Maintain the signal through the exit so nearby drivers can anticipate your move, then cancel it once you’re fully clear of the roundabout. This approach keeps the flow predictable and safer for everyone. Stopping to signal, or waiting to signal only after you’ve left, can confuse others and create hazards, and not signaling at all can lead to abrupt maneuvers or collisions.