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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
Question for those who have witness accidents or aftermath, does this describe the focal point of most accidents? A mix up between incoming traffic to the roundabout and a resident attempting to exit the roundabout into the resident lane?
Lots of residents have posted that they get into the resident lane while (not after) exiting the circle, and some say they think they are allowed to change lanes there because there is a dotted line.
Neither of those practices is in keeping with the guidelines of the official TV brochure (which is based on federal highway administration research)...
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To me, the bulk of the problems are due to two mistakes. One, people not entering the RAB in the proper lane for their destination leaving it. The signs are clear as to which lane to use. The second is people failing to yield to ALL traffic to their left already in the RAB no matter which lane they occupy. If these two errors did not occur, there would be no problems exiting into either lane at the gates.