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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
And as explained in post 207, you are wrong.
Excerpts from the Sumter County BOCC brochure that we all got when we moved here:
Approaching Roundabouts • Reduce your speed and prepare to YIELD to all traffic in the roundabout. • Guide signs provide guidance for approach street locations, not lane use orientation
Navigating Roundabouts • Move up to the entrance line and wait for a gap in traffic. DO NOT ENTER next to a vehicle in the round about, as that vehicle may be exiting at the next exit.
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I have stated that I would not have made the right turn. I would have waited until the roundabout was clear.
However, as you stated, if there is a gap in traffic, you may proceed. A driver saw a gap in her lane before she made the right turn onto the side street. The person behind her should have slowed down if it was his desire to jump his exit lane. Had he exited slowly, and kept his lane, the cars would not have nearly collided.
Is the driver who made the right turn right or wrong? To me, it doesn't matter! If I came off the RAB and saw that vehicle in front of me, I would have slowed down and kept my lane. It would not make sense to speed up, jump the lane, and cut the vehicle off.
Slow down, and keep your lane are also rules of roundabouts. You do not pick and choose.