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Originally Posted by Mikeod
Have I seen accidents at the roundabout near my village? Sure. But every single one of them was due to people not operating as they are designed. It's really not so hard. Get into the proper lane for your desired exit, yield to all traffic in either lane already in the roundabout and exit where you should. And those accidents I've seen were minor and certainly much less severe than those that have occurred at 466 & Morse, 466 and Buena Vista, 466A and Morse, or 466A and Buena Vista.
I am always amazed at the RAB at Morse and Stillwater. I would estimate more than 50% of the eastbound traffic on Stillwater that intends to go north on Morse goes around in the outside lane. WRONG!!!! It's not a design error, it's a people error. Either they cannot read signs, or they don't care. My only complaint is that the signs should be placed somewhat farther back from the RAB to give more time to switch lanes if necessary.
The RABs are never going to be changed to a single lane. Two lanes were mandated by the counties involved to accommodate the traffic flow as the community grew.
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I really don't see what it matters from which lane you exit. Depending on where you enter the RB, you can exit from either lane. So why have the rules? One just needs to be prepared to yield to anyone everywhere.