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Old 08-15-2022, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mistymom View Post
If a car wants to make a turn on the 3rd exit on the roundabout, they are supposed to stay in the left lane until they clear the 2nd exit, then immediately get in the right lane to turn. This is for a scenio that isn't pictured, but quite common, especially when exiting to a one lane exit.
Anyone entering a roundabout should watch what the traffic that is already in the roundabout is doing, no matter the markings, before entering!
NO! This will cause an accident!

If you are going to take the third exit then enter on the inside lane, stay in that lane until the third exit, then exit into the left lane of the road you are turning onto.

If the road at the third exit has only a single lane then there ought to be markings in the roundabout to direct you to the single lane that exits onto that road.

In the case where there is a single-lane exit but no markings (Hillsborough across Morse onto Moyer Loop) then you should have seen the correct pattern on the green sign before entering the roundabout.

As many have posted before, pay attention to the green signs -- they are there for a reason!
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