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Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek
Obviously, the safest way to survive in a roundabout is to enter it with no car near you in the left lane. It just doesn't make sense that the car in the left lane is able to make a right turn by changing lanes and cutting in front of a car in the right lane (more than likely without signaling to warn others) and not be at fault if there is an accident.
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The only way that should happen is if the car in the right/outside lane is continuing past the second exit(straight through the roundabout) which is a no-no, or if another car has entered the roundabout unsafely from the right by failing to yield to vehicles already in the RAB, thus cutting off the car making the legal exit at the third exit. A car in the left lane has only two choices, second exit (straight through) or third exit. The left lane cannot take the first exit (right turn).
But I agree the safest way to navigate the RAB is with no other car beside you. Unfortunately, at this time of year, that does not happen often. Otherwise you have to be prepared for the other driver to either not know or to ignore the rules.