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Originally Posted by bogmonster
Look at the lines. At every exit, the right lane exits. In order to remain in the RAB you have to cross a dashed line, hence you need to yield to the inside lane because you are crossing his lane. The arrows coming in only tell you what’s possible.
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The only two times that would come into play is if a car entered the outside lane without yielding to a vehicle already in the inside lane or if two cars entered at the same time and the car in the inside lane attempted to make a right turn (90 degree exit, 3:00 exit).
In the first case the car not yielding was in the wrong. The driver in the inside lane has the right of way not because he is in the inside lane but because he was already in the roundabout.
In the second case the car in the inside lane was in the wrong. He doesn't get to exit improperly just because the lines are dashed for the outside lane. The car in the outside lane has the "right" to go straight due to where they both entered the roundabout.
I'll need to find the statutes again but I don't believe the lines carry the weight of law that you seem to think they do. I believe they indicate what "should" occur and not what "shall" occur. But again, that depends on how the Florida statutes are written.