[Bogie Shooter]

Roundabout Incident
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[bluedog103]

Whew, glad we got that all figured out! Now we just have to educate the other umpteen gazillion people out there who don't live in TV and don't know the proper way to negotiate a roundabout, but who may cruise here someday. Yikes!
Gotta be a better way.

[Talk Host]

Boy, we sure do go round and round and round about the round-abouts.

[tile guy]

I have gotten use to these crazy things you call round a bouts.
Everyone as mentioned has different theory on the way they should be driven.
At times to keep people from taking an outside turn from an inside lane I just simply sneak over into the middle at create my own one lane circle, it works every time and no one is any worse off.

But to me, only in my opinion of course, I think if you turning off of a circle you should be in the outside lane, you can't do on the interstate exit then why should it be any different in the circle.
I have dozens of customers discussing on this subject and it's fun to listen to all the many approaches taken.

[golf2140]

All this because there was an accident. There are hundreds of accidents in the tri-county area monthly.

[Pturner]

By George, I've got it! All this talking around the issue boils down to one simple misunderstanding. Here's the scoop:

When we say stagger, we are NOT referring to how you react naturally after six beers. We simply mean take turns!

That should solve the whole problem of accidents in the roundabouts.

Thanks, Mrs. Traphagen.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

Boy, we sure do go round and round and round about the round-abouts.

True, but isn't it better than endlessly talking about dog doo?

[islandgal]

Here's Sumter County's brochure about navigating the roundabouts:

http://sumtercountyfl.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=77

Originally Posted by islandgal

Here's Sumter County's brochure about navigating the roundabouts:

http://sumtercountyfl.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=77

I guess these rules do not apply if there is an accident in the roundabout? I had to manuever around these in the traffic circle as I suppose they were waiting for the cops to take the various measurements and the like.

A Villages Community Development District pick-up was pulling up behind the lawn care vehicles when I weaved through the circle. There were other vehicles waiting their turn too which would have had to taken this obstacle course of various vehicles in that traffic circle.

[Avista]

I always try to stagger. Problem comes when two cars are side by side. Everyone follows different rules. I agree with those who say one lane roundabouts would be the safest.

[cashman]

Constantly talking about rules gets us nowhere because people do not follow rules. If we have one lane roundabouts we don't need all these rules that nobody follows.

Do people follow the rules on speeding, on red lights, or on stop signs?
They do not.

One lane is the only answer to our roundabouts because human beings are driving in them.

When dealing with human beings who are driving in roundabouts, set it up so they don't have any options then they don't have to think.

[swrinfla]

I was probably a few minutes behind Taltarzac. Two or three Sumter County Sheriffs, one or two Community Watch vehicles. A Cadillac SUV (Escalade?) with some major damage.

An hour or more later, I came the other way and passed a truck carrying the damaged Escalade away.

I couldn't decide whether to blame the accident on the roundabout or just careless driving. I'm frankly inclined to the latter!

Yes, roundabouts require great caution, but I'm convinced that if you follow Sumter County's guidelines (see islandgal's post) to the letter and pay close attention, you'll be okay!

SWR

[SALYBOW]

As I went through the roundabouts on the few times I was driving, I sang "Nearer My God to Thee." Just in case.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by cashman

Constantly talking about rules gets us nowhere because people do not follow rules. If we have one lane roundabouts we don't need all these rules that nobody follows.

Do people follow the rules on speeding, on red lights, or on stop signs?
They do not.

One lane is the only answer to our roundabouts because human beings are driving in them.

When dealing with human beings who are driving in roundabouts, set it up so they don't have any options then they don't have to think.

How do you propose that we get from two lanes down to one at the rab?

[pooh]

We have two lanes because that was the only way the county would allow them to be....with the housing density we have here. I'm not sure that larger ones are any safer. Had to navigate them on Cape Cod when we lived in MA....if only I had known the mantra then, "Please don't kill me"....I might have felt better...