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Originally Posted by mminternet
I honestly wish the roundabouts were set up where you could ONLY exit the roundabout from the outside lane. Then no one would be crossing/cutting in front of you. There is time to move from the inside lane to the outside if you want to exit.
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Wrong wish!
Your wish is feasible only if there is one lane in the roundabout. That would cause bottlenecks when two lanes are reduced to one, and defeat the purpose of roundabouts.
With two lanes in the roundabout, drivers in the left (No. 1or inside) lane who are trying to exit
would be changing lanes within the roundabout under your plan. Changing lanes within a roundabout is a serious No-No and is a quick way to cause a collision.
Some people in the right (No. 2 or outside)lane believe that drivers in the left (No. 1 or inside)lane who take their 2nd or 3rd exit are"cutting" them off. Not so. The drivers intending to leave the roundabout at their 2nd or 3rd exit are supposed to be in the left (No.1 or inside)lane and drivers in the right (No.2 or outside) lane are supposed to allow them to do so.