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Old 05-20-2019, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RAAndre View Post
There are lots of "rotaries" in the northeast. This concept is not that rare for a lot of us. The big difference is that you can change lanes in a "rotary" but not in a "roundabout". So you only exit form the right lane in a rotary as you merge to the outer lane before you exit. In a roundabout you are required to cross the outer lane from the inner lane to exit. That is the most critical point of conflict.

I think the "rotary" makes more sense and would resolve a lot of this but you would have to change every traffic circle throughout the Villages at the same time.
What is the difference between a rotary and a RAB? Are the road markings different or are there more lanes than we have here in TV?
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