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Originally Posted by outlaw
Be careful. The signs confuse the right of way. The signs indicate that the right lane can take the next two exits, while the left lane can not take the first exit. But the lane markings have a dotted line separating the two lanes at the first exit, thus giving the right of way to the left lane, even though the signs show that in the left lane you should not exit at the first exit. If you are in the right lane and hit an auto exiting this first exit from the left lane, you will be ticketed.
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Therein lies a huge problem.
SOME roundabouts show a solid white line so that the right lane cannot continue past the first turnoff, but that only works where there aren't 3-4 separate accesses to the roundabouts.
Therefore, there is only a dotted white line in a lot of places, which gives drivers who don't understand the laws of roundabouts the false sense that they can cross that dotted line from the right lane...and continue around the roundabout.
Especially if they entered from a side entrance, get immediately in the right lane of the roundabout and want to continue around it to an exit beyond the first one they come across.
IMHO, there should be a
solid white line (if not a
solid yellow line) and
eliminate the dotted white line ...so that someone in the right lane knows that they cannot pass up the first exit to continue around the roundabout.
Yes, sometimes that might force someone to go a few minutes out of their way if they are in the right lane and have to exit at the first point, when they really wanted to continue around...but I believe it would ultimately be safer.
