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Originally Posted by l2ridehd

Why can't everyone just use them as intended. It's really not that hard. You only need to remember 4 things. Allow them to work as intended and they will move traffic much better then traffic lights.

1. If you are going 90 degrees, always stay in the right lane.
2. If you are going 180 degrees use either lane.
3. If you are going 270 degrees stay in the left lane until past the 180 degree exit then move to the right lane to exit the circle.
4. The person already in the circle always has the right of way.

But doesn't "move to the right" mean I have to change lanes in the roundabout?

When I go to classes at the college I go north on Buena Vista, planning to exit at the Bonnybrook gate (270 degrees), and I enter the circle from the left lane. Where, exactly do I change lanes so I can exit from the right lane and be lined up with the Bonnybrook resident gate? If I put on my turn signal to change to the outside lane, the southbound folks entering the circle from BV think I'm exiting, and they enter the right lane. If I don't use my turn signal they enter anyway and they think I'm cutting them off when I try to exit from the left/inside lane. Yes, they shouldn't enter the roundabout when I'm in it (nobody should EVER enter the roundabout when I'm in it! ), but they all do it.

I admit I have been one of those folks who drive 270 degrees in the right/outside lane. It scares the beejeebus out of me to use this roundabout, and it seems that I'm wrong no matter what I do. All I can say is watch out for the idiot driving the black (yes, black!) car in Florida! LOL

I hope somebody can give me a definitive answer for this dilemma that won't get me killed. Thank you.