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Alaska: Right-of-way and turning — Part 3 Practice Test

Questions in this part include: “Most roundabouts are designed for speeds of about what?” · “How should you enter a roundabout in relation to the center island?”

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Alaska Driver Manual" (Revised October 2025), Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

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  1. As you enter a roundabout, what must you yield to?

    Overhead view of a roundabout with a planted central island, four roads joining it, a raised island in the middle of each road, and a double yellow line on the left and right roads.
    • Traffic entering from the street on your left
    • Any traffic already in the circle
    • Only vehicles in the lane next to you
    • Only pedestrians in the crosswalks
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    Correct answer: Any traffic already in the circle

    Approaching traffic must yield to traffic already in the circle.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. Most roundabouts are designed for speeds of about what?

    • 15-20 mph
    • 5-10 mph
    • 25-30 mph
    • 35-40 mph
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    Correct answer: 15-20 mph

    The manual says most roundabouts are designed for speeds of about 15-20 mph.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. How should you enter a roundabout in relation to the center island?

    • Always enter to the left of the center island
    • Drive across the center island to the exit
    • Always enter to the right of the center island
    • Enter on whichever side has the least traffic
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    Correct answer: Always enter to the right of the center island

    The manual says to always enter to the right of the center island.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. When should you enter a roundabout?

    A car waiting at the entry line of a circular intersection while other cars pass in front of it inside the circle.
    • As soon as the vehicle ahead of you has entered
    • When there is a gap in traffic
    • When the circle is completely empty of vehicles
    • When pedestrians have stopped crossing
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    Correct answer: When there is a gap in traffic

    You should enter when there is a gap in traffic.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. As you exit a roundabout, whom must you yield to?

    Top view of a single-lane roundabout with four legs, each with a crosswalk and a splitter island; a blue car is in the circle and two pedestrians wait at the curbs by the crosswalks.
    • Only pedestrians who have already stepped off the curb into the street
    • Only bicyclists riding in the circle; pedestrians must yield to you
    • Only vehicles still in the circle, not people crossing the exit
    • Pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and at the marked crosswalk
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and at the marked crosswalk

    You yield to all pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and those crossing at the marked crosswalk as you exit.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. Once you are inside a roundabout, what should you do?

    An overhead view of a two-lane roundabout with a planted center island, a school bus and a blue car circling it, and a red car and a white car side by side at the south entrance.
    • Stop at each crosswalk to check for pedestrians before continuing
    • Stop and wait for a gap before you reach your exit
    • Do not stop; follow signs or pavement markings about which lane to use
    • Change lanes freely to reach your exit as quickly as you can
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    Correct answer: Do not stop; follow signs or pavement markings about which lane to use

    Once inside, do not stop and follow directions on signs or pavement markings about which lane to use.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. If more than one lane goes in the same direction in a roundabout, what should you do before entering?

    An overhead view of a two-lane roundabout with cars waiting side by side in both entry lanes and two cars circulating side by side inside the circle.
    • Make sure you know where you want to go and are in the proper lane
    • Enter in any lane and change lanes inside the circle
    • Stop at the entrance until a lane is completely empty
    • Use the lane closest to the center island, then exit across traffic
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    Correct answer: Make sure you know where you want to go and are in the proper lane

    You must know where you want to go and be in the proper lane before entering.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. In a roundabout, if another vehicle arrives at the same time as you, which vehicle do you yield to?

    Top view of a single-lane roundabout with a planted center island and four entrances, each with a yield sign and crosswalk. A blue car waits at the yield line on the bottom entrance, and a gray car and a red car wait at two of the other entrances. No cars are in the circle.
    • The vehicle on your left
    • The larger vehicle
    • The vehicle in the outer lane
    • The vehicle on your right
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    Correct answer: The vehicle on your right

    If another vehicle arrives at the same time, you yield to the vehicle if it is on your right.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. What may you do if you miss your exit in a roundabout?

    An overhead view of a circular intersection where cars travel around a raised planted island in the middle.
    • Stop and back up to the exit
    • Exit at any street or continue around
    • Make a U-turn against the flow of traffic
    • Stop on the center island and wait
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    Correct answer: Exit at any street or continue around

    You may exit at any street or continue around if you miss your exit.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. Which traffic must you yield to when entering an intersection?

    Two vehicles approaching an intersection with no traffic signs or signals
    • Traffic so close it is a hazard, and vehicles already in the intersection
    • Only vehicles already inside the intersection, not traffic that is approaching
    • Only traffic that is traveling faster than the posted speed limit
    • Only vehicles that are larger than yours and still approaching
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    Correct answer: Traffic so close it is a hazard, and vehicles already in the intersection

    The manual says to yield to all traffic that is so close as to be a hazard, and to a vehicle already in the intersection.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  11. At a yield sign, whom must you yield to?

    A red and white YIELD sign
    • Only motor vehicles on the protected route, not non-motorized users
    • Only the traffic that is approaching from your right side
    • All traffic on the protected route, including non-motorized users
    • Only pedestrians in a marked crosswalk directly ahead of you
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    Correct answer: All traffic on the protected route, including non-motorized users

    At a yield sign you yield to all traffic, including non-motorized users, traveling on the protected route.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  12. If you must stop at a yield sign, where should you stop?

    A red and white YIELD sign
    • In the middle of the intersection
    • In advance of the unmarked crosswalk
    • After the unmarked crosswalk
    • Beside the yield sign
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    Correct answer: In advance of the unmarked crosswalk

    The manual says to stop in advance of the unmarked crosswalk if a stop is necessary.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  13. At a signaled intersection, when the light turns green, whom must you yield to?

    • Only vehicles that entered on a yellow light
    • Only pedestrians waiting at the curb
    • Only vehicles turning right from the cross street
    • Pedestrians and vehicles caught in the intersection
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians and vehicles caught in the intersection

    When the light turns green you yield to pedestrians and vehicles caught in the intersection.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  14. What must you do when entering a street or road from an alley, driveway, or building?

    A blue car on a concrete driveway facing a two-lane asphalt road with a double yellow centre line; lawns, houses, trees and a mailbox along the road.
    • Merge at the speed of traffic without stopping
    • Slow down and proceed if the street looks clear
    • Stop and yield to traffic
    • Sound your horn and then enter the street
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    Correct answer: Stop and yield to traffic

    You must stop and yield when entering a street or road from an alley, driveway, or building.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual

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  15. Which of these is a correct place to stop at a stop sign?

    A red car driving up a street toward a striped crosswalk, with a wider street and two yellow stripes running across the top and grass and trees at both sides.
    • Behind the crosswalk
    • Past the crosswalk but before the intersection
    • In the middle of the crosswalk so you can see
    • Beside the sign, even if it is past the stop line
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    Correct answer: Behind the crosswalk

    At a stop sign you stop behind the crosswalk, at the painted stop line or behind the intersecting roadway shoulder line.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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  16. At a stop sign, whom must you yield to before entering the intersection?

    A blue car at the stop line of a side street beside a red STOP sign, where it meets a road with double yellow centre lines; the back of another STOP sign stands on the far corner.
    • Only traffic on the cross street, not pedestrians
    • Only vehicles that arrived at the intersection before you
    • Only pedestrians in the crosswalk; traffic must yield to you
    • Pedestrians, bicyclists if present, and traffic
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    Correct answer: Pedestrians, bicyclists if present, and traffic

    You yield to pedestrians, bicyclists if present, and traffic before entering.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (Revised October 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual

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