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Old 06-15-2014, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist View Post
This one is no laughing matter. I was riding with a friend today who took the inside lane intending to take the left turn out of the roundabout. As we approached the 3rd exit, a yielding car, assuming we would stay in the left lane, crept across the solid line of the circle.

My friend suddenly sped up and crossed the right/outside lane staying ahead of the oncoming vehicle, in order to get in the resident lane.

Exactly what I described in the OP nearly caused an accident in which I could have been victim of a hit to the passenger side door.

My friend followed federal traffic rules, crossing broken lines. The other driver assumed that he had lawfully yielded, as we were nearly past him when our car swerved into the right lane.

The bottom line: For 3rd exit turns, the location of the Resident Gate in the outside lane invites drivers to change lanes perilously.
And no doubt the other driver probably got ticked because in his/her ignorance, he thought he did nothing wrong.

I've said my piece. Two-lane roundabouts in this area of 110,000 senior residents from all over the country, most of whom did not grow up navigating roundabouts, are a baaaaaaaaaaad idea.
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