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Old 12-21-2007, 12:21 AM
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Default Re: Driving in the roundabouts

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Originally Posted by ABC
It should not really be a shock as roundabout/traffic circle rules are the same worlwide and Traffic in the Center lane always has right of way, however this should never cause a problem as if you are in the right hand lane you should be exiting anyway.

Roundabouts and Traffic Circle designs do differ across the US and the World but nowhere does the right hand lane have right of way as if this was the case traffic in the center lane would be unable to exit!
Sound good, but your "right lane always exits" is refuted by the KS web site you cited. In that plan, the right lane always has an option to bypass the first exit and proceed to the second. Therefore, left lane can take the 2nd or 3rd exits or do a u-turn but cannot take the first exit. For a similar demonstration, see the video from Washington or Oregoin ??? cited in the first post of this thread.

Regardless, the laws of KS and Oregon or Washington do not apply in Florida. In fact, the laws of Lake County do not apply in Sumter. Until there is a federal guideline that is implemented by and throughout each of the states, there will be no consistency. As I've said before, all drivers in TV know exactly how roundabout/traffic circles/rotaries should be driven. Unfortunately, few agree on that method.

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