Roundabouts - again
 

Since I almost got creamed last night by a car in the wrong lane in a roundabout at LSL I thought it might be a good time for new people to review driving rules in the roundabouts .

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

Big assumption that new people need the review.:wave:
BTW the other numerous threads with hundreds of posts, on roundabouts, have not helped in the past.

:agree: As a person who cut their driving teeth on using traffic circles, I couldn't agree with you more!

There will always be those that are either ignorant of the proper way to negotiate a traffic circle or feel they are above the law and do what they will. Best course of action is to just drive defensively and safely.

And ALWAYS remember, if you are approaching a circle, those already IN the circle have the right of way. Those approaching need to YIELD!!!!!!

And then there is the issue of turn signals....or lack of.

OK, but some roundabouts have single lane in the middle (marked with yellow diagonal marking). So with two lanes coming in and half way around the thru portion of the RB it narrows to one lane on opposite sides. This IMO confusing and why the narrowing 180 degree through the RB when within 4 lane RB? Which the example don't cover.

I try not to be beside someone in the RB, ahead or behind cars in the inside lane. I notice blinkers would help entering RB from cars exiting. But IMO lot going on in the RB so reaching for the turn signal may not be good option for some.

If you almost got creamed by a white car in Florida plates it was probably a rental over Thanksgiving.

It's easy to get panicky in a circle if other passengers are giving the audibles during the play.

The circle laws here are the same in New Jersey. Are they different elsewhere?

As long as we're gonna talk about roundabouts, how stopping at stop signs!

BEST ADVICE I KNOW ALSO IS TO NOT GO IN WITH ANOTHER CAR. :mmmm:

OK might as well throw 4 way stops in the mix also. Like yield to the right or I'm not in line till I stop ( and that stop should be behind the stop sign or white line and not out in the intersection) or turning left and not signaling.

The problem is the younger generation and their Nintendo Games.

Where I come from we used to play "1,2,3 Redlight". This was a game where you would try to trick the others into moving by mistake. It was a start and stop running game with the participants trying to get to the other end by the call maker. Kinda like musical chairs.

I didn't know 55 years ago I was training for The Villages.

I think this thread is on its way. Anybody want to bet on the number of posts?
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My favorite rotary is in Revere MA. It has 4-5 lanes and probably 6-7 times the diameter of the ones we have here.

Just avoid round abouts:D