You are already inside a roundabout when an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren. What does the manual tell you to do?
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A.
Exit the roundabout and pull to the side. Correct
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B.
Stop where you are inside the roundabout.
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C.
Continue circling until the emergency vehicle has passed.
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D.
Reverse to the entrance you came in.
The answer is "Exit the roundabout and pull to the side."
If an emergency vehicle approaches while you are still in the circle, take the next available exit and then pull to the side beyond the roundabout; stopping inside blocks the whole intersection for everyone behind you. Choice B tempts drivers who apply the general pull-over-and-yield habit for emergency vehicles elsewhere, but the manual carves out the roundabout as an explicit exception in all capitals: NEVER STOP IN THE ROUNDABOUT.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Stop where you are inside the roundabout.
The manual makes the roundabout an explicit exception to the usual pull-over rule for emergency vehicles, stating in capital letters 'NEVER STOP IN THE ROUNDABOUT.' This answer applies the general pull-over-and-yield habit for emergency vehicles elsewhere, without recognizing the manual carves out the roundabout as the one place stopping in place is prohibited.
C. Continue circling until the emergency vehicle has passed.
The manual pairs 'never stop' with a specific action: immediately exit and pull to the side. Circling past your exit keeps you in the emergency vehicle's path instead of clearing it. This answer half-remembers only the 'never stop in the roundabout' half of the rule and treats staying in motion as compliance, missing the paired instruction to take the next exit and pull aside.
D. Reverse to the entrance you came in.
The manual describes roundabouts as counterclockwise one-way circles and tells drivers to exit forward and pull to the side, not to back up. This answer reads 'get out of the way' as retreating the way you came, forgetting that a roundabout's one-way counterclockwise flow turns any reverse move into a head-on hazard for the drivers behind.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Be Prepared For: Emergency vehicles (Roundabouts)," p.50..
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