You're already inside an Oregon roundabout when you see emergency vehicles approaching with lights and sirens. What should you do?
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A.
Stop immediately inside the roundabout to let the emergency vehicles pass.
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B.
Continue through, exit, then pull over to the right shoulder. Correct
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C.
Slow down and keep circling the roundabout until the emergency vehicles have passed.
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D.
Speed up and finish at any exit to clear the circle as fast as possible.
The answer is "Continue through, exit, then pull over to the right shoulder."
Already inside a roundabout, you do not stop. The manual is explicit: "Never stop while inside the roundabout. Instead, move through and exit the roundabout." Once you are out, pull over to the right shoulder and let them pass. Choice A is the reflex answer, and the reflex is the trap: everything a driver is taught about lights and sirens says pull over and stop now, and inside the circle that trained response blocks the cars behind you and the path the emergency vehicle needs.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Stop immediately inside the roundabout to let the emergency vehicles pass.
Stopping inside the roundabout blocks circulation and is specifically prohibited. This answer misreads the rule as 'stop for emergency vehicles' and ignores the manual's explicit 'Never stop while inside the roundabout.'
C. Slow down and keep circling the roundabout until the emergency vehicles have passed.
The manual directs you to move through and exit the roundabout, not to keep circling inside it. This answer misreads 'Never stop while inside the roundabout' as permission to keep circling, ignoring the next sentence: 'move through and exit the roundabout.'
D. Speed up and finish at any exit to clear the circle as fast as possible.
Move through and exit at your planned exit (without speeding), then pull over. This answer misreads 'move through and exit the roundabout' as license to speed and bail at any exit instead of continuing to your planned exit at a safe speed.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Emergency Vehicles in Roundabouts," p.44..
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