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Originally Posted by Randall55
I am going to get quite a bit of argument over this...here goes! If you are travelling straight thru a roundabout, it does not give you the right of way. If two vehicles enter the roundabout at the same time, the driver to the right GOES FIRST. They are not cutting in front if you. You are meant to reduce your speed and allow the other driver to enter. You do not fly thru the circle without any concern for vehicles on the side exits. Yes! Roundabouts are meant to keep traffic flowing. FOR ALL VEHICLES. Not merely those who are travelling straight thru. Slow down and yield are the rules.
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I assume that when you describe two vehicles entering at the same time, you mean from two different entrances, not side-by-side from the same entrance.
If I am correct in my assumption, then I think you are wrong about who would have the ROW.
When entering a roundabout the vehicles already in the roundabout, to your left, have the ROW over you entering the roundabout. If you are looking left at the previous entrance and you see someone entering the roundabout going fast enough that they are going to catch you as you enter, it is up to you to not enter. I think this happens fairly often because that vehicle is timing its entry based upon what's coming up on its left. It may choose to "gun it" to get ahead of what's coming.