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Old 07-04-2012, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by l2ridehd View Post
The correct answer to the question is yes, but only if you are going straight through or 270 degrees around. The second and third exit from your entrance position. As stated above treat it exactly like a four lane intersection. If you wanted to make a right turn you would always enter the intersection in the right lane. If you wanted to make a left turn you would always enter in the left lane. If you wanted to go straight through either lane would work.

However even with the new signs that very clearly show the correct way to drive through a round about, I still see idiots go 3/4 the way around staying in the right outside lane. They will cause an accident and wonder why it happened. And also argue that what they did was OK.
I will proudly call myself an idiot (but don't usually think it's polite to call others idiots) but there are NO roundabouts where I live in Ohio and I think they are the most confusing thing ever invented. What purpose do they serve other than mixing up everyone except those few people who make it their business to master the art of the roundabout?

Give me the good old four-way intersection any day. How about some stop signs? Or some traffic lights? Easy for everyone to understand. They don't require an extensive set of rules. Stop. Go. Easy!

Thank you very much for your kind attention.

Just an idiot from Ohio.

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