Which of the following statements about roundabouts is true?

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Which of the following statements about roundabouts is true?

Roundabouts work by giving priority to vehicles already circulating inside the circle. You approach and wait for a safe gap, then enter and circulate to the right. Once you’re in, you keep moving around the circle in a counterclockwise direction and exit when you’ve reached your turn. This is why the correct statement is the one about yielding to traffic inside the roundabout and circulating to the right—it reflects the proper priority and the direction of travel. Stopping inside the roundabout isn’t how you proceed, and you must be mindful of pedestrians and cyclists at crosswalks. You also shouldn’t speed up to merge; enter cautiously and adjust speed to fit the flow.

Roundabouts work by giving priority to vehicles already circulating inside the circle. You approach and wait for a safe gap, then enter and circulate to the right. Once you’re in, you keep moving around the circle in a counterclockwise direction and exit when you’ve reached your turn.

This is why the correct statement is the one about yielding to traffic inside the roundabout and circulating to the right—it reflects the proper priority and the direction of travel. Stopping inside the roundabout isn’t how you proceed, and you must be mindful of pedestrians and cyclists at crosswalks. You also shouldn’t speed up to merge; enter cautiously and adjust speed to fit the flow.

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