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Old 09-29-2021, 04:04 PM
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Well, after a new fun thread on roundabouts was started, it has now turned into the quarterly long and drawn out thread on the topic.
Not going to offer any suggestions , however , some people are really stupid!
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CFrance, I enjoyed your post, and thought I’d share this with you in the same spirit.
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I cannot see one of these in the Villages as it would take away from the space available for still more houses!
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Old 09-30-2021, 11:49 AM
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TERRIBLE advice!! This is essentially saying that to make a left hand turn you should stop in the right lane until you see the left lane is empty and then cut across to make the turn. Unnecessary and extremely dangerous.
There's NO left turn from the circles. If you turn the steering wheel clockwise, you are turning right. If you turn the wheel counter clockwise (left) you will continue to circle. To exit the circle, you ALWAYS turn right.
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Old 09-30-2021, 01:47 PM
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There's NO left turn from the circles. If you turn the steering wheel clockwise, you are turning right. If you turn the wheel counter clockwise (left) you will continue to circle. To exit the circle, you ALWAYS turn right.
I disagree with this post.

As long as 2 lanes exit the RB, it's not a "turn", it's simply a curve in the lane.
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Old 10-02-2021, 04:53 AM
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Sure, you can do it properly but that does not mean that everyone else around you can learn. Plus you have most of the traffic coming from outsiders that take shortcuts through the villages to avoid the traffic and lights on the highways.
Everyone on here that THINKS they know how to "navigate" the roundabouts argues with everyone else as to how it must be done.

Two lanes in circles this small is ridiculous.
In Europe and here in UK in many cases, just a small painted circle in the middle of a junction with a sign saying, 'Roundabout' is sufficient.
If the roundabouts were three times the size in TV, the problem would still be the same.
It's the total ignorance of the drivers to the correct procedure that is the problem, not the size of the roundabouts.
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Old 10-24-2021, 08:26 PM
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Second exit from the left lane is legal.

Look at the BIG green signs that are up before all the roundabouts. Right lane for going right, 1st exit and straight, 2nd exit. Left lane go straight, 2nd exit or left, 3rd exit. Easy peasy if you have half a brain.
Also the should never be vehicle crossing into or In front of left lane if (BIG IF) the followed signs and flow pattern entering and exiting roundabout.
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CFrance, I enjoyed your post, and thought I’d share this with you in the same spirit.
I'm late responding, but this is really funny!
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......I would put stoplights on the most traveled circles and go with the SINGLE lane on the less traveled roundabouts…
So you REALLY want more delays, congestion, and conflicts at all intersections!?!
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I totally agree with ONE lane circles. I do not care if the traffic increases and is slower, since I am retired and not in a hurry anyway. For those that keep shouting that we just need everyone to learn how to use the roundabouts, it ain't gonna happen. Even on here, I see people indicating that they do not know how to use the circles. How do you expect all those folks during rush hour that are going to work and insist on taking the Villages as a short cut to learn?
Best thing that can happen is to make them all one lane and put gates at each entrance to the villages from the highways (42,466, 466a, 44). They have one at Rt466 and Morse. And another point of crazy is their allowing golf carts to travel on Morse. How crazy is that? Why didn't they put a golf cart trail off to the side like they do on the other main roads?
And you cannot take a LEFT turn off of a roundabout. If you all insist on saying you can, then you are probably the same ones that complain about folks not understanding how to maneuver through a roundabout.
I see no problem with newcomers or visitors using the right lane only in the circles, as long as they watch for turning vehicles from the inside lane. It is probably the safest way to make your way through the crazy two lane circles.
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Old 10-25-2021, 10:54 AM
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Why was this dead horse brought back to life? So previous posts could be repeated once again?
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Stupid is as Stupid Does.........
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