I always use my blinkers to signal my intent to exit the roundabout. I can count on exactly two fingers the number of other drivers I have seen do this.
There is no need for me to rely on someone else's blinker-- much as I think they always should be used. I stagger so that there is not another car beside me. If I'm in the left lane to take the third exit, I watch who is entering after me. If they enter without staggering, I either slow to let them clear the front side of my car or, if they are toward the rear of my vehicle, increase my speed just enough to ensure that I can clear them when I exit and they can see my blinker turn on if perchance they are paying attention.
I agree with Russ that people who stay in the right lane to take the third exit are the biggest causers of accidents in the roundabouts.
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