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Originally Posted by BobnBev

No sense in trying to explain it to you. R/b traffic moves in a counter-clockwise direction. When you enter a r/b you are making continuous right turns to exit the r/b. Check the signage if you care too

Originally Posted by pqrstar

Here is the pamphlet provided by Sumter County.
http://www.districtgov.org/community...t-02-08-12.pdf

It explains that if you are going half way around, you have the choice of entering into the outside lane and exiting via the outside lane, OR entering ino the inside lane and exiting via the inside lane.

If you are going 3/4 the way around, you must enter from the inside lane and exit from the inside lane.

NEVER CHANGE LANES IN THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.

ALL TRAFFIC entering into the traffic circles must YIELD to BOTH lanes inside the traffic circle.

Originally Posted by pqrstar

Some people refer to a traffic circle as an intersection.

Thus the 1st exit is the same as making a right hand turn and you would be in the right lane to do so.

The 2nd exit is the same as going straight and continuing on the same road way. Thus if you have 2 lanes, both could go straight with each lane exiting from the same lane in which they entered.

The 3rd exit is the same as making a left turn. So you would need to enter in the inside lane, just as you would at a regular intersection. You would also exit from the inside lane. You never change lanes while inside a traffic circle.

ALL ENTERING TRAFFIC HAVE A YIELD SIGN and MUST YIELD TO ALL CARS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.

This explains how a person makes a left hand turn inside a traffic circle. (It is by using the 3rd exit from which you entered the circle)

So, yes, YOU ARE CORRECT about continuous right turns, It is just that you need to enter AND exit in the proper lane according to the exit you plan to use.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

As much as I hate to agree with PB, he (and pqr and photo) are 100% correct. The "exiting" from the left lane is all relative to where you entered and where you exit----the only time it is "wrong" is when you plan on exiting at the first 90 degree exit--in which case you should be in the right lane. But the most important point---the one that makes it all work---is that NO ONE SHOULD ENTER A RB WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN EITHER LANE. YIELD MEANS YIELD!!! To do otherwise is just a set up for an unscheduled meeting of vehicles.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Or even 1/2 way around. Of course that means you probably entered the RB as the car in the left lane was approaching, WHICH YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

If you look at the arrows left laner can exit the roundabout at the second, third and 4th exit if they desire to to all way Around. If you was behind some one in the right lane and YOU didnt exit at the first exit. YOU have to yield cause the car to your left has the right away even if he's beside you. You hit him and you will get the ticket.

A friend was in almost same position as you except she was ahead of the left Lanier and at the second exit she got hit at the rear side and ticketed. If you look at the arrows RIGHT lanier must exit at the first exit to have the right away, other wise you half to yield cause you are exiting at the second exit or yield. ( which means you only have the right way at the first exit if cars beside you or slightly ahead of you.)

Even it you enter the round about with traffic in the round about you have to yield (which shouldn't be entering rouandabout when traffic in it and that means coming Around, if they don't have blinker light on that means they are coming around or the Are DSs that don't use blinkers lights.


That's what causes accidents, people can't follow the signs or arrow directed signs.

The REAL problem with our roundabouts...