Who must you yield to when entering a roundabout?
PEI Class 7 overview
PEI Class 7: Highways, town driving and roundabouts
Acceleration and deceleration lanes, merging, low shoulders, lane use on four-lane highways, town driving, and signalling and lane choice in single- and dual-lane roundabouts.
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Study reference: PEI Driver's Handbook (2022 PDF edition), Ch. 4 Speed Limits, Following Distances and Driving Skills — Driving in a town or city, Driving on the highway, Roundabouts, pp. 105–111
All 14 questions in this test
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Who must you yield to when entering a roundabout?
- No one if you are going straight
- Traffic entering on your left
- Only large trucks
- Traffic already in it and pedestrians
What should you avoid doing inside a two-lane roundabout?
- Keeping to your lane
- Yielding to pedestrians at the exit
- Signalling before you exit
- Changing lanes
Why should you avoid stopping at the end of an acceleration lane?
- It is only allowed for large trucks and buses
- It wears out your brakes
- It blocks the shoulder
- Drivers behind expect you to keep going
In a two-lane roundabout, which lane must you use to turn left?
- The right-hand lane
- Either lane
- The lane with fewer cars
- The left-hand lane
Driving in town, you must go slower than the flow of traffic. Which lane should you use?
- The centre turning lane
- Whichever lane is emptier
- The left lane
- The right lane
On a four-lane highway, which lane should you use when not passing?
- The lane with less traffic
- Either lane equally
- The right lane
- The left lane
When should you slow down to leave a highway using a deceleration lane?
- While still in the travel lane
- Only after you reach the end of the exit ramp
- Before you signal
- After you have entered the deceleration lane
In which direction do vehicles travel in a PEI roundabout?
- Straight across the centre
- Clockwise
- Counterclockwise
- Either way depending on exit
After slowing on a low shoulder, at what angle should you return to the pavement?
- About 5 degrees
- About 90 degrees
- About 45 degrees
- About 10 degrees
You plan to turn left at a roundabout. How should you signal?
- No signal until you exit
- Left the whole way through, until you exit
- Left on entry, right before exiting
- Right on entry only
You are in an acceleration lane joining a highway. What should you do?
- Speed up to match highway traffic and merge
- Drive slowly until a driver waves you in
- Merge at 50 km/h, then speed up
- Stop at the end and wait for a gap
You are on a two-lane-each-way highway approaching a ramp where cars are merging. What should you do if it is safe?
- Move to the left lane to leave room
- Stay right and hold your speed
- Speed up to close the gap
- Sound your horn to warn them
You are going straight through a single-lane roundabout. How should you signal?
- No signal on entry, signal right before exiting
- Signal left on entry and right on exit
- Signal right the whole way
- No signal at any time
Your right wheels drop onto a soft, low shoulder. What should you do first?
- Brake hard and steer back at once
- Speed up to climb back onto the pavement right away
- Steer sharply left to get back on
- Grip the wheel and ease off the gas; don't brake
Highways, town driving 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 ↗
Driving in a village, town or city (p. 105)
- Watch for pedestrians at intersections; plan lanes and signal early; keep right if slower than traffic; stop before entering a street from a lane or alley.
- Do not block an intersection; if your lane beyond is blocked, wait before entering. Don't weave.
Acceleration/deceleration lanes and merging (pp. 106–107)
- Enter the acceleration lane, speed up, signal, move over when speed and traffic allow; enter at or near traffic speed.
- Do not slow down or stop at the end of the acceleration lane — risk of being rear-ended.
- Merging tips: check traffic, choose a gap, signal, accelerate, keep checking, pull in, cancel signal.
- Drivers on the highway should leave a gap or move left (if two or more lanes) to let merging vehicles in.
- Deceleration lane: signal before entering it, slow down after entering it.
Soft or low shoulders (pp. 107–108)
- If wheels drop off the pavement: steer firmly with both hands, straddle the edge, lift off the accelerator without braking, ease to a slower speed, return at a 45-degree angle once in control, then straighten in the correct lane. You may need to stay on the shoulder until it is level with the road.
Reduce collision risk (p. 108)
- Stay alert; stop when tired; drive in the right lane of a four-lane highway when not passing; turn on headlights at dusk.
Roundabouts (pp. 109–111)
- Entering vehicles always yield to traffic already in the roundabout and to pedestrians; travel counterclockwise.
- Single-lane: left turn or U-turn — signal left before entering, right before exiting; straight — no signal entering, signal right before exiting; right turn — signal right and keep it on until exiting.
- Dual-lane: don't enter alongside a vehicle already in the roundabout; stay in your lane, don't change lanes inside; left turns/U-turns from the left lane; right turns from the right lane; straight from either lane.
- Pedestrians: crosswalks have two sections; cross to the splitter island, then check again.
- Cyclists: ride it like a vehicle in the centre of the lane, or dismount and walk it as a pedestrian.
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