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Old 03-21-2012, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by anlashokna View Post
I was having issues with these roundabouts and I wasn't driving..the ones I'm used to has the inside lane continuing round and the outside lane exits and people enter...so having two lanes enter / exit is scarey!! I'm not surprised there aren't more accidents!
Hi Anlashokna,
You raise an important point.

It is also true though that some traffic light intersections have multiple turn lanes. Some interstate entrances/exits are on the left instead of right, or have multiple lanes that merge. Some have multiple lane entrances with alternating stop lights.

The point is that when driving in unfamiliar territory, we all need to use more caution not less; and we need to learn the local traffic pattern, which might differ from the ones we are used to.
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