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Old 11-21-2023, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Byte1 View Post
I asked a traffic COP about these roundabouts and he told me that it is simple. If you are in the outside lane and someone cuts in front of you and you hit him/her or they hit you, they are in the wrong. They MUST yield to the vehicle that is in the outside lane, period. They may make a turn from the center lane but MUST yield to the outside lane regardless of where the other vehicle entered the circle.
That is very interesting.

Of course, I do not follow that rule. When I am going 3/4 way around a roundabout, I drive in the inside lane and I believe I have the right-of-way to cut across the outside lane when I exit.

If a car in the outside lane tries to cut in front of me, I honk at them and keep honking until I am totally out of the roundabout. If I even suspect a driver in the outside lane might cut in front of me, I honk at them.