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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

The official brochure for navigating roundabouts specifically states "do not change lanes..as you exit"...therefore, if I change lanes to get in the RESIDENT lane, that is a violation of traffic law. (as in the OP, there is no legal way...)

http://www.districtgov.org/community...t-02-08-12.pdf

What if we all just forget whether the gate says visitor or resident, and stay in the legally designated and safer lane: inside for a left turn, outside for a right turn?

I've had visitors who ask me how to navigate these roundabouts, & I always tell them to treat the yield signs as a stop sign if another vehicle is coming at you. (It doesn't matter which lane that other vehicle us in because they may change lanes & cross your path.) Personally, I try not to be in a roundabout if another car is in it, but that doesn't always work. What I really really don't get is this: how come another driver feels they can cut you off 6 inches from your front bumper in order to exit???!!! Would they do that on the interstate?

It is crazy, & as others have suggested...perhaps there should be only one lane of traffic in a roundabout.