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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
The problem I see here is if the other driver has entered the roundabout at your first exit. They are then going straight through from their angle. I always look to my right when exiting from the left hand lane and yield to any traffic that is there.
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Originally Posted by DandyGirl
Sorry but that doesn't make sense to me. If the car in the outside lane just entered the circle they would still need to give way to the car in the circle. You stopping to yield to them stops the flow of traffic and could cause a rear ending for you. JMO.
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I apologize in advance if the following paragraph gives someone a headache...
I'd still like to see an answer to Dr B's question ... If you imagine the roundabout as a clock and Inside Ivan enters at 6 o'clock in the inside lane intending to exit at 12 o'clock and Outside Ollie enters in the outside lane at 3 o'clock intending to exit at 9 o'clock, they both can hit 12 o'clock at the same time and they both think they have the right of way. Obviously someone must have the "Right of Way" (and yes, I know, you can still get killed even though you have it, but still, it should be defined somewhere) I don't understand DandyGirl's response, because I don't understand why someone entering in the outside lane would "need to give right of way" to someone in the INSIDE lane... I personally just do what Dr B does - I try to make sure nobody's beside me when I exit at 12 o'clock, but with The Villages becoming more populated, this sometimes is difficult. (I used to just use the outside lane for my "straight thru" runs, until it dawned on me, I'm just making myself into an Outside Ollie and i can still get creamed at the 3 o'clock exit by an Inside Ivan who entered at 9 o'clock)..