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Old 09-16-2020, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Dond1959 View Post
Here is a simple way to know what to do in a traffic circle. Think of it as a 4 lane intersection. If you approach an intersection and you want to turn right you get in the right lane for your turn, if you want to turn left you get in the left lane. You never turn left from the right lane on right from the left lane in a normal 4 lane intersection. If you are going straight Through the intersection you use either lane. The Traffic circles are the same, follow the rules you use in a normal intersection and you will not have any issues.
And that explanation is as simple as can be. When we came here 9 years ago, I was not familiar with traffic circles of two lanes. Some dear person on this forum gave me your explanation, and it made perfect sense.


The only thing I would add is that if you're on the inside lane and someone comes up parallel to you on the outside lane, assume they're not doing it right and drop back a bit to let them continue on in their mistake unencumbered.
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