[LiverpoolWalrus]

The purple elephant in the living room...the real rule breaker that nobody likes to talk about because of the large number of golf carts here... is how many TV golf cart drivers don't know (or ignore) the rule that they must yield to cars when they merge with ongoing traffic. But that's another story. When I'm driving, I yield to golf carts just to keep the peace, though, and avoid an accident.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by MizJodi

Is there anywhere in the US where it is legal to make a left hand turn from the right hand lane?

You mean I can cross two or three lane with unbroken lines separating them to make left turn? After all the lines are unbroken? Or do I have merge safely well before my left turn to proper lane and then turn?

I also haven’t seen anywhere in this country either.

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Roundabouts are not a problem, they are a positive in getting cars from A to B quicker.
The problem is lazy drivers who cannot be bothered to learn the rule of the road, and make up their own rules.
The rest of the world has no problems with them.
Just Villagers!!

You forget that the people living in TV all came from somewhere else in the world.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Ah okay I spaced out on that first exit, it came up basically right after you entered.

This is the hard part though: what would you have done if the white car had come in from that spot, and was planning on going 2 exits away (one further than you)? He'd still be where he was, and you'd still be where you were, and he'd have the right to continue in that lane, and you'd still have the right to exit from your lane.

That's WHY these traffic circles are so harrowing. Because it really doesn't matter what lane you are "supposed" to be in. If I came in from the exit before yours, and I came in on the inner lane, and I'm taking my second exit...and you show up in the outer lane and you're taking YOUR second exit - we're both doing what we are allowed to do. Except - there's that risk that I'm going to try and take that exit I'm allowed to take, while you're still heading toward the exit you're allowed take - and there might just be a potential for a crash unless everyone is going at exactly the right speed, at exactly the right distance from each other, in exactly the right order.

Simple the car entering HAS to YIELD to traffic IN the roundabout. You don’t get to pull out in right outside lane just cause the no traffic in the outside lane. The car in the inside lane maybe going straight threw why have to yield to ALL traffic in roundabout.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by rjsantos592

Sounds to me like this was staged. How could you possibly know that this "white" car was going to cut in front of you at that distance?

No. If you got through three roundabouts you WILL see it.

[EdFNJ]

Just another video to get YouTube Hits. Who cares if someone is in the wrong lane (despite the fact it seems they were not). Really ... who cares? That won't be the first or the last time a driver may (or may not) have been in the wrong lane. If you want more laughs just watch failarmy.com.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Malsua

And this is why if they simply made them 1 lane, this issue goes away.

As OBB said up above, if the white SUV had entered at the 2nd entrance instead of the cammer entrance, they could theoretically be in exactly the same place, at exactly the same time, the only difference is that they entered in a different spot.
In that particular case, they'd be perfectly fine with doing exactly what they did as far as the direction, they still probably failed to yield.

Someone is supposed to yield, and the only way to make the yield crash proof is to...NEVER ENTER a RB with traffic. I.E. then what's the point of having two lanes?

Well, when the model T was around we had one lanes. Millions of vehicles later? Multi-lanes.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Petersweeney

I wonder if someone followed you around all day and filmed
You doing something stupid then posted it on the internet..... you would call that guy a big jerk ...

I see you like learning experiences.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by mmorrison123

Nice graphic from the pamphlet. One thing that you can see is that none of the routes through the circle cross any solid or dashed lane markers (except for the ones to enter the circle. Is so simple. Don’t cross solid lines. If you must cross a dashed line you must give right it way to any vehicles already in the lane on the other side of the dashed line. It’s no different in a circle than anywhere else on the road.

Roundabout have different rules. The dash line are for the left lane to exit straight or entering roundabout it you need to merge to left lane. They are NOT for the right lane that entered the roundabout. If you enter in the right lane you have to exit at the first or second exit. If you get hit cause you didn’t yield going to third exit you will in most cases be tickete?

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by rustyp

10000+ views so far. Roundabouts never seem to loose the luster no matter how many "Sumter County Sherriff" pamphlets are published. No problem - don't argue here - argue your standpoint to the Sherriff Deputy that hands you the traffic violation. I'm too lazy tonight to research but my guess is dog poop is still the number one thread.

Just shows how few really take the time to learn and negotiate roundabout properly.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

The purple elephant in the living room...the real rule breaker that nobody likes to talk about because of the large number of golf carts here... is how many TV golf cart drivers don't know (or ignore) the rule that they must yield to cars when they merge with ongoing traffic. But that's another story. When I'm driving, I yield to golf carts just to keep the peace, though, and avoid an accident.

That's not a hard and fast rule of any kind. The rules of merging apply--- the vehicle merging (in this case the cart) has to yield the right of way to the non-merging vehicle (in this case the car). BUT......the relative positions of both vehicles figure in. A cart does not need to "yield" to a car that is a quarter of a mile away from the merge point, nor 500 feet, nor 200 feet. If the cart has a reasonable lead position, it may merge. This is especially true since most merge points have a yellow speed limit sign that slows cars down to 20 in the merge zone. Therefore, if you are ahead of a car going 20 in a cart, that car should NEVER be closing the distance between you. However, as we all know, many cars will try to race a cart to the merge point to be "first".

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

To me, the car that's a whisker ahead, may turn in front of me. It may not supposed to, but I expect they might....... it's worked for me so far.

Well, if you in wrong lane and you hit that whisker you’ll get the ticket. I know person that got hit in rear corner going to third exit buy car in left lane going straight and the outside ( right) lane driver got the ticket.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

OK, that's an opinion, but it would have been more polite to explain WHY it was such a bad idea. The round-a-bouts have ALWAYS been problems and will ALWAYS be problems. They only seem to work well when traffic density is low. Therefore, all suggestions for change should be considered. I always liked one-way streets like the way Washington D.C. was set up. For example, it MIGHT (?) work to have all 4 lanes of Morse go (say ) SOUTH and all 4 lanes of Buena Vista go (say) NORTH. Then the smaller east / west roads could also be made one way. I believe that one-way roads tend to have fewer accidents.

Roundabout only problem for people who won’t learn and follow rules of navigating roundabout. That’s the PROBLEM.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Jeanne wilson

Roundabouts should only have one lane, to turn from the left lane and make a right turn is asking for an accident. In Ohio, they are one lane.

See you still have that model T driving attitude.

This is not Kansas (ohio) Toto.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

See you still have that model T driving attitude.

This is not Kansas (ohio) Toto.

At least we don't have to jump into this:

The Craziest Roundabout in Europe - Arc de Triomphe in Paris - YouTube