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Originally Posted by iandwk
I am new to TV and am a mite confused about the traffic circles. What is the proper use of them? What lane should one be in? Who has the right of way? I have seen folks in the outside lane almost hit folks in the inside lane who were exiting the circle. Not being sure who would be blamed in an accident in one of the circles, I try to be super alert. I'd much rather go around again if I have to to in order to avoid being hit or hitting someone. I imagine it to be much more of an issue in the winter.
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You've got that right - with more people in the winter, especially seasonal types who aren't that familiar with the circles it gets to be a problem. The way the traffic circles work is this: if you are going straight or turning right - stay in the right lane. You also have the right of way to go straight if you are in the left lane (but you run the risk of being hit by people in the right lane who are there improperly). If you want to turn left i.e. go 270 degrees around the circle then exit,you
must be in the left lane. The big thing to avoid is going 270 degrees around the circle in the right lane, because you will cut off the people in the left lane that are going straight. Think of the circle as a normal intersection. In a conventional intersection you wouldn't turn left from the right lane, so you don't do that in the circle either. Hope this helps.