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Originally Posted by Lou and Carolyn C.
 I understand the basic concept with regards to the Roundabout (RAB), however one thing does confuse me and I know I’ll be chastised by those who have “COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING” OF THE RAB, but here goes:
Say I’m approaching a RAB in the left lane and I know I will be exiting at the 3rd exit into a residential gate where there are two lanes, one for visitors and the other for residents, well being a resident I may choose to use the residence side of the gate, Right?? So if I’m exiting from the inside RAB lane toward the gate, which would be the left hand lane entering through the visitors side, here is the problem for me, as I would need to switch lanes and get in the right hand (residents side) in order to use my residence pass, I’m always nervous switching over to the right hand lane fearing that I’m going to get hit by another vehicle on my right. Signed Nervous Nelly!!  |
Congratulations! In this example, you navigated the RAB properly
. If you want to go through the resident gate, merge over to the right lane, after you've cleared the RAB.
However, you realize that you can go through either gate, right? Your gate pass works on either of the gates, so if you can't merge to the right, just use the left gate. In fact, it's sometimes faster to go through the left gate at busy gates, like St. Charles at Miona Rec. Center.