The bottom line is, a driver can be following the
'suggestions' of how to navigate roundabouts (particularly the two lane RA's)...and still end up in a collision.
Anytime you have a situation where the inside lane of the circle can
legally make a right exit and turn across the outside lane, where the driver can
legally continue past that exit...the potential for conflict exists.
The good news of course, is that accidents are typically minor and safer due to less likelihood of getting 'T-Boned'...as in a typical intersection.
Like so many others have stated, the best advice is to;
1. Ensure that no one is next to you in the RA.
2. Signal an exit, but never depend on someone else's turn signals to indicate what they're going to do.
Navigating The Villages Roundabouts | Inside The Bubble
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If you intend to travel through the roundabout and continue straight ahead, it can be appropriate to use either lane to enter and travel through the roundabout. The only concern in this case is that you should make sure you stay in the same lane throughout and also be sure to use your turn signal when you are ready to exit. If you are exiting from the inside lane, be careful that there isn’t a vehicle in the outside lane that intends to keep circling. Not everyone is aware of this guideline, so be careful in these situations.
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Unless someone pulled out in front of a vehicle already in the circle, I would bet that there are few (if any) citations written for sideswipes by two vehicles already in the roundabout.
That being because of the ambiguity and conflicting actions that are 'allowed' while navigating roundabouts.
And of course the biggest problem is that the two lane roundabouts here are a lot smaller than they should be, but to have them made larger would have resulted in a bigger footprint...and thereby giving the developer less land to build & sell houses.
Can't be having that.
