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Originally Posted by BobnBev
Maybe I just don't understand the "jargon". Travel in a roundabout is always in a counter-clockwise direction. Enter into the right lane, exit from the right lane. How can you make a left turn in a roundabout without facing oncoming traffic?. I think the confusing term here is "left turn".
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Yes, it is. If you are coming "into" the circle from the south, and want to get out of the circle to the west, then you are "taking a left turn." Even though - once you get to that exit, you are now physically, literally, and definitely turning RIGHT out of the circle.
This is also why so many people get tripped up using the inside lane. Because once you get to the lane you want to exit out of, you will want to take a RIGHT. But in the United States, the LEFT lane is for passing, through traffic, or for taking a LEFT.
Even if you are going from north to south, you still will be entering and exiting that circle, and entering will be a "right" turn, and exiting will be a "right" turn. That's how circles work. You go counter-clockwise and turn right to stop moving counter-clockwise. If you don't turn right, you will just keep going around the circle, endlessly.
You're supposed to pretend it's a 4-way intersection. Except, at actual 4-way intersections, there are either stop signs or traffic lights.