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Originally Posted by PJ_Smiley
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners publishes a pamphlet entitled “A Guide to Navigating Roundabouts in Sumter County, Florida.”
1. Within a roundabout, do not stop, except to avoid a collision; you have the right-of-way over entering traffic.
2. Do not change lanes in a roundabout.
3. DO NOT ENTER next to a vehicle in a roundabout, as that vehicle may be exiting at the next exit.
4. When you have passed the last exit before the one you want, use your right-turn signal and continue to use it through your exit.
https://www.sumtercountyfl.gov/Docum...d_Rev-02-08-12 |
#2 sounds very simple. But, is it?
You approach the RB from the inside (#1) lane intending to exit at exit 3. Passing exit/entrance 1 you travel in the center (#1) lane.
As you approach exit 2, you have options. Go straight ahead, which requires you to enter lane 2 to cross to your exit.
At this point I feel it is important to state that
all entrances and exits must spend some time in the outer lane of the RB.
So, central lane (#1) decides to continue to exit 3. You can continue in the center lane. But if you continue as if you were going straight ahead, you will notice that you cross a
broken line going into the outer lane. Once in the outer lane, you will notice that there is now a broken line on your left. A broken line can be crossed, so can't you make your lane change at that point? After all, there should be no traffic trying to pass on your right as going straight at exit 2 is one of your options.
Seems actually a better option than trying to cross 2 lanes at once at exit 3, as I often see cars approaching from lane 2, pushing in expecting center lane traffic to continue in the center going around.
Just a different point of view.