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NL Class 5: Turns and roundabouts

Lane choice for right and left turns on one-way and two-way streets, double left-turn lanes, two-point, three-point and U-turns, and how to enter, drive and exit a roundabout.

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In which direction does traffic travel in a roundabout?

Study reference: Newfoundland and Labrador Driver's Handbook (2025 edition), Ch. 4 Rules of the Road — Right turns, Left turns, U-turns, Roundabouts, pp. 84–93

All 18 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

  1. In which direction does traffic travel in a roundabout?

    1. Whichever way is shortest
    2. Counterclockwise
    3. Either direction
    4. Clockwise

  2. You are inside a roundabout when an ambulance with its siren on approaches. What should you do?

    1. Speed up and keep circling until it has passed
    2. Pull onto the centre island
    3. Exit the roundabout, then pull to the right
    4. Stop where you are inside it

  3. You will take the first exit from a roundabout. What should you do?

    1. Use either lane without signalling
    2. Approach in the left lane and signal right
    3. Approach in the left lane and signal left
    4. Approach in the right lane and signal right

  4. You turn right onto a multi-lane street but need to be in the left lane soon. When should you change lanes?

    1. Only after the turn is fully completed
    2. During the turn
    3. Never on that street
    4. Before starting the turn, as you slow down

  5. How should pedestrians cross at a roundabout?

    1. One way at a time, using splitter islands
    2. Only when a car waves them on
    3. Through the centre island
    4. Diagonally across the circle, the shortest route

  6. Where is a U-turn not permitted?

    1. Near the top of a hill
    2. Where signs permit U-turns
    3. On a wide straight road with clear views
    4. On a quiet residential street with no signs

  7. You are entering a roundabout. Who has the right-of-way?

    1. The fastest vehicle
    2. Vehicles on your right
    3. Vehicles already in the roundabout
    4. You, as the entering vehicle

  8. You turn left from a two-way street onto another two-way street. Which lane do you end up in?

    1. The lane closest to the curb
    2. The lane left of the centre line
    3. Any open lane
    4. The lane just right of the centre line

  9. You are in the left lane of a roundabout and cannot exit safely at your exit. What should you do?

    1. Stop and wait for a gap
    2. Reverse back to the exit
    3. Cut across the right lane quickly
    4. Stay in your lane and go around again

  10. Where U-turns are allowed, how should you begin one?

    1. Stop far right, signal left, check all around
    2. Signal right and start from the left
    3. Swing out from the centre lane
    4. Turn from the middle of the nearest intersection

  11. You are turning left from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Where should you finish the turn?

    1. Right of the centre line, closest to it
    2. Left of the centre line
    3. In the far right lane by the curb
    4. In whichever lane is empty

  12. Before making a right turn, which lane should you be in?

    1. The centre lane
    2. Any lane, if you signal
    3. The lane closest to the centre line
    4. The lane closest to the right side

  13. You plan to take the second exit or beyond in a two-lane roundabout. Which lane should you approach in?

    1. The right lane
    2. The left lane
    3. Either lane
    4. The shoulder

  14. May you change lanes while you are inside a roundabout?

    1. Yes, if the inside lane is empty
    2. No, do not change lanes
    3. Only to reach the centre island
    4. Yes, after signalling

  15. You are turning left from one one-way street onto another one-way street. Which lanes do you use?

    1. From the right lane into the left lane
    2. From the left lane into the right lane
    3. From the left lane into the left lane
    4. From the centre lane into any lane

  16. Just before you turn right, what should you check for in your blind spot?

    1. Oncoming left-turners
    2. Parked cars ahead
    3. Traffic lights changing
    4. Pedestrians and cyclists

  17. To turn around on a narrow road using a side road on your right, what should you do first?

    1. Drive past it, stop at the right and back in
    2. Make a U-turn just before it
    3. Back up on the main road to reach it
    4. Turn into it and reverse onto the road

  18. Signs show two lanes may turn left. You are in the right-hand turn lane. Where should you finish the turn?

    1. In the corresponding (right-hand) lane
    2. In the curb lane
    3. In the left-hand lane
    4. In any lane of the new road that is clear

Turns and roundabouts: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Right turns

  • Signal before the intersection, move into the lane closest to the right side; yield to pedestrians and traffic; turn into the right lane. Check blind spot for pedestrians and cyclists.

Left turns

  • One-way to one-way: from the left lane into the left lane.
  • One-way to two-way: from the left lane of the one-way; enter right of the centre line, in the lane closest to the centre line.
  • Two-way to one-way: from the lane closest to the centre line into the left lane of the one-way.
  • Two-way to two-way: from the lane just right of the centre line into the lane just right of the centre line.
  • Double left-turn lanes: use one, complete the turn in the corresponding lane.
  • Multi-lane: left turn ends in the lane closest to the centre line; right turn ends in the lane closest to the curb. Change lanes only after the turn is complete.

2-point and 3-point turns

  • 2-point on a narrow road: drive past side road, right signal, stop at extreme right, back slowly onto side road, then left signal and turn left onto the highway.
  • 3-point: right signal, pull to extreme right; wheel sharp left, cross, stop at edge; reverse with wheel sharp right; finish forward.

U-turns

  • Only if road wide enough for one swing and you can see far enough front and rear.
  • Stop at extreme right, signal left, check front, rear and left blind spot, turn sharply left.
  • Not permitted: at an intersection; near the top of a hill; on a curve; where you'd interfere with traffic; where signs prohibit.

Roundabouts

  • Traffic goes counterclockwise around the centre island. Entering traffic yields to traffic already in the roundabout (both lanes); outside lane yields to inside lane.
  • Slow down approaching; wait for a gap; right signal before exiting.
  • Travelling at least halfway around (second exit or beyond): approach in the left lane, exit using the left lane; signal left on approach to show you aren't taking the first exit.
  • Right lane: stay in it, exit from it. First exit: right lane, right signal.
  • In the roundabout: driver on the right yields to driver on the left; do not change lanes; left-lane driver signals right before exiting.
  • Left-lane exit: right signal after passing the exit before yours; check right lane traffic. If you can't exit safely, go around again.
  • Large vehicles may use more than one lane — give room. Pedestrians never cross to the centre island; use splitter islands. Inexperienced cyclists walk bikes.
  • Emergency vehicle: not yet entered — pull right; inside — take your exit, go past the splitter island, then pull right. Never stop inside a roundabout.

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