New Mexico Class D Written Test Practice
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You are about to enter a traffic circle (roundabout). A car already in the circle is coming toward your entry from your left, and no one is on your right. What should you do?
A approaches a single-lane traffic circle. B is already circulating toward A’s entry from the left, and there is no other road user at the entry.
Correct answer: Let the car in the circle go by, then enter when there is a safe gap.
Why
New Mexico law has no separate roundabout rule, but it requires a driver approaching an intersection to yield to a vehicle that has already entered it. Many circles also have a yield sign at each entry, which means you slow down, stop if you must, and yield to traffic that is close enough to be a hazard. You must also yield to pedestrians who are crossing at the entries and exits. Inside the circle, follow the direction of the circulating traffic until you reach your exit.
Verified against New Mexico Driver Manual · Roundabouts · p. 14, 15
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