Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Roundabout question
View Single Post
 
Old 12-05-2012, 09:16 AM
Russ_Boston's Avatar
Russ_Boston Russ_Boston is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Buttonwood
Posts: 4,841
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
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.
This is exactly the reason that some people are confused. The very first rule, and arguably the most important, is to yield to ALL traffic that is already in the circle before you enter. So the scenario you paint could not happen if they were yielding properly.