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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!!  |
This is a good question and a general point of confusion. The guidelines say to not change lanes while in the circle, yet the circle I am most familiar with (Morse and Odell by Havana) has a dashed lane divider line in the circle just before the exit into Hemingway and then a solid line once you are on the road leading to the gate. What this implies to me is that they actually want you to start merging into the right (outside) lane while still in the circle. So, this is what I do: as I approach my exit I make sure no one is trying to overtake me in the outside lane, turn my turn signal on, and slowly merge into the outside lane to make my turn. By so doing I also prevent the people who like to race around on the outside lane from creating an accident.