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Originally Posted by Maker
How can they crash?
Way #1
The 3:00 car enters the rab already moving. Trivial to reach 20mph. Car did yield (was not required to stop) since they are watching traffic, see just that one other car in the inside lane, and safely enter the rab not next to that car with spacing.
The inside car exits across the path of the 3:00 car.
Way #2
Both cars traveling with a reasonable gap between them. Car on the inside lane slows down to make the exit "safer" by checking their mirrors. Then exits in front of outside lane car.
Way #3
Car in outside lane is not from the entitled TV population and is expecting a car in the inside lane to USE TURN SIGNALS, and they fail to do so.
Way #4
There is a third car in the inside lane. First car exits rab, and the car in the outside lane brakes to avoid a collision. The car following the outside lane exits very close the back of the car braking because they expected that car to move at the same speed. Exiting car brakes to avoid hitting the rear of that breaking car. But there is a 4th car, it's in the outside lane. Reaction time kicks in and by the time they brake to avoid the mess ahead, that 3rd car exits, crashing into them.
All cars are following all signs, all posted how-to-drive maps, all recommended "safe" advice from our keyboard experts.
BUT
If the outside lane must exit at every side road. (barriers prevent going around)
The only way to go around (pass a side road) is via the inside lane.
There would be none of this endless debates. Crashing at the rab exits would not be possible in any scenario because there would be no lane with vehicles to crash with.
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Huh? I am confused. So, the developer needs to design the roadways to make certain no one crashes at an intersection? How bout those who never drove a roundabout watch a video on how to do it? Easy to do! Pick up your phone and watch!
None of those crashes would have occurred. A rule of a RAB is to yield. Yield means to let other road users GO FIRST. Easy! Allow any vehicle in front of you to GO FIRST!