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How I wish I had a video cam on my windshield today as I headed north on Buena Vista just before noon. A video would tell the tale of maneuvering through two successive roundabouts much better than I can.
I was in the left lane on the first roundabout when the driver of a small brown Mini Cooper in the right lane accelerated and cut me off so he could go around the roundabout. Quick reflexes and good brakes enabled me to avoid a near collision. The driver yells that he is “allowed” to go around the roundabout from the outside lane. Why would anyone think that making what is essentially a left turn from the right lane is ever a good idea especially when the painted arrows on the road clearly identify the right lane is for turning right or traveling straight?
OK so I avoided that collision and proceeded up Buena Vista being ever more vigilant. At the next roundabout I stopped, yielding to cars already in the roundabout and had a front row seat to the next calamity. A car cut off another car in the inner lane forcing that car to drive up onto the grassy median hitting flowers, shrubs, and what appeared to be a black irrigation pole (which flew out into the roadway towards me). With visible damage to its front bumper the car traveled across part of the median and came back onto the roadway. Neither car stopped and within seconds the roundabout cleared out and those of us heading north up Buena Vista continued on our trek.
All I needed to do was simply run a few errands but within a short period of time I was nearly involved in two accidents. Yes, there are a million posts on TOTV about roundabouts but the sh---y driving continues.
So, to both of those jerks in roundabouts on Buena Vista at 11:45 today please read the Sumter County Roundabout pamphlet (see attached). It says specifically “Do not change lanes within the roundabout” and “Do not use the right lane to make a left turn through the roundabout.” Neither of you belong driving until you know how to properly navigate an automobile.