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Originally Posted by coffeebean
Please explain to me why a driver can not go 3/4 of the way around the RAB in the right lane if all cars waiting to enter the RAB yield to the car going 3/4 of the way around. I'm on my 4th season here and I'm still trying to understand why this is such a no no. If all cars stagger with one another while in the RAB and if all cars yield to cars already in the RAB, how can an accident occur?
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OK. Look at this common scenario. Two cars side by side waiting to enter the RAB. Traffic clears and both cars enter the roundabout in their respective lanes. The one in the left lane intends to go straight through, which is permitted. The one on the right intends to go 3/4 of the way around, which is prohibited and which you feel should be OK. Guess what happens halfway around the RAB. The car in the left lane is blocked by the car in the right lane cutting in front and, unless that driver anticipates someone doing the wrong thing, there is a collision. That's why the right lane can only go right or straight ahead. The signs are clear.
To use the example of a regular intersection, what you are doing is making a left turn from the right lane. Definitely a no-no.