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Originally Posted by Jazuela
Reason for confusion re: left turn:
Let's say I'm approaching the circle. North is straight ahead. East is to my right. West to the left. I'm coming from the South. I want to go west.
So I enter the circle via the inner-most lane. I'm now in the inside lane, travelling counter-clockwise. According to the rules, I'm in the correct lane to take a left. Except - now I'm IN the circle.
Once you are IN the circle, the only "left" that exists, is the circle itself. All exits are RIGHT exits, once you have entered the circle.
Now that's nitpicking, we all know that we're talking about a "west" exit in my scenario.
But let's continue past the nit.
We go past the first exit. The one heading east. We are now at the north exit. The next exit - the FIRST exit past the north exit, where we are at this very moment, in the inside lane, is the exit we want to take.
But that means we're in the wrong lane. Why? Because we are at the NORTH entrance to the circle right now. And everyone knows, if you are coming from the north, and need to turn west, you are taking the FIRST exit - from the north.
As soon as you move away from the entrance you came from, you are no longer turning left. That is the point some of us are trying to make, to explain WHY the last 16 pages of this thread exists.
If it were as easy and simple and elementary as some of you (and the graphics) try to make it look, there wouldn't be 16 pages (and how many other multi-page threads) of back and forth.
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Not sure why we have to make this any harder than it really is.
1. You must yield to both lanes before entering the circle.
2. You cannot overtake any vehicle while in the circle.
3. When you turn your wheel to the right from the inside lane to exit to the west, you are not making a right turn,
you are completing the left turn you started when you entered the circle.