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Old 10-20-2022, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Davonu View Post
I want to stress that I agree, proper turn signal usage is always a good thing.

But I like to mention in these discussions that if you obey the two most important rules of roundabout driving (imo)…yield to both lanes before entering, and never drive beside another vehicle in the roundabout…turn signals are little more that a courtesy. A good, desirable courtesy.
When two cars are waiting side by side to enter a roundabout, who enters first to avoid driving beside the other?

Driving beside another vehicle in a roundabout is not a problem if you first yield to traffic in the roundabout and then use the exits that are appropriate for the lane you are in.
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