Most Pennsylvania roundabouts include a destination sign on the approach. According to the manual, what does this sign show you?
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A.
The distance in feet around the roundabout
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B.
Where each exiting road will take you Correct
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C.
The posted speed limit inside the roundabout
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D.
Which vehicles in the roundabout have the right of way
The answer is "Where each exiting road will take you"
The destination sign on the approach to a roundabout previews the exits, so you can pick the right one before you enter. Drivers who remember that roundabouts have YIELD signs at every entry point and assume any sign posted at a roundabout must be setting right-of-way are the ones who pick D.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The distance in feet around the roundabout
A destination sign identifies where each exit leads, not a physical measurement of the roundabout itself. This answer reads 'destination' as a distance figure, the way mileage numbers appear on highway exit signs.
C. The posted speed limit inside the roundabout
Speed limits are posted on regulatory signs, not on the destination guide sign at a roundabout approach. This answer assumes any sign posted at a roundabout entry must be setting a speed.
D. Which vehicles in the roundabout have the right of way
Right of way at a roundabout is set by the YIELD signs at each entry point, not by the destination sign. This answer files roundabouts under yielding and reads any posted sign there as telling drivers who goes first.
This question tests your knowledge of Guide Signs in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "Approaching Intersections - Circular Intersections," p.50..
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