[QUOTE=bsloan1960;2266095]”We were in a double- 2 lane round about, in the right lane. As I was about to pass a right hand turn and continue on in the round about, a driver next to me in the left lane made a sudden turn in front of me to exit the round about.”
Soooooo, there’s a sign at the entrance of each roundabout - drivers should always check it (but apparently rarely do.). What you were attempting to do, essentially, was to make a left hand turn from the right lane (think about if you were on a four lane street and at a stop sign. You would not turn left from the right lane.) If you planned in advance which way you planned to go, then checked the signs, you would have been in the correct lane (left) and the near-accident would have been avoided. As others have noted, though, it’s really best not to be close to another vehicle in the roundabouts since it seems that most drivers don’t know how they work, and pay no attention to the signs, so you always have to expect someone will turn in front of you
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