Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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When using the roundabouts, I go by a simple philosophy.
"Everyone is trying to run into me." I then act accordingly. 'Defensive driving' is wholly inadequate to explain how I approach these free-for-all zones. 'Paranoid defense driving' is much more accurate. |
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We have only been here a few weeks so we are figuring out how to deal with the roundabouts. We are in Osceola Hills, so to drive north on Morse or Buena Vista we go through a lot of roundabouts. I have decided to do it like this.
If I plan to go straight through the next roundabout, I drive at 35 mph in the left lane. When I reach the roundabout, I get in the inside lane, go past the first turn that goes to the right, and then take the next exit to continue on Morse or Buena Vista. At first I was always staying in the right lane to go around the roundabout, but since I drive slowly, I was afraid of someone on my left cutting me off. Being in the left lane, I now don't have to worry about that. Of course, if I plan to turn right at the next roundabout, I drive in the right lane before the roundabout and then just turn right. I guess everyone does it this way. Last edited by VApeople; 06-11-2016 at 10:45 AM. |
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request. He was faced with a "he says she says" scenario what did you expect the sheriff to do? There has been more than sufficient discussion about round a bouts here in The Villages so your group should be aware of the dangers. |
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Imagine if you could simply call a LEO and sic that officer onto somebody at your whim with no physical evidence. |
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And if they did/do find out who this person was/is, especially after already calling law enforcement who took no action, exactly what is the intent of the biker group once they have the info? Pretty weird and creepy in my book. |
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Before you enter every circle there is a sign showing you which lanes you should use depending on which lane you enter the circle. If you enter in the right lane you can turn right or go straight through. If you enter in the left lane you can go straight or turn left. A number of times I've almost been in an accident because someone in the right lane enters the circle and turns left. Watch the eastbound cars on Stillwater entering the circle at Morse. 80% of them end up turning left even though a car in the left lane had the right to go straight. Putting up those green signs before the traffic circles was a waste of time and money.
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Right lane Stillwater at Buena Vista add this painted arrow to road surface. Left lane at Stillwater arrow indicated straight traffic headed into the traffic circle. |
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What would you suggest in place of the signs?
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When entering a roundabout, I always assume the person on my right, might go three quarters around to make their turn and then drive accordingly.
By keeping far enough behind the person on my right, has saved me from getting into an accident. I slipped up once and the person on my right, was forced to go to the next roundabout, as they realized they had made a mistake. Florida is a state where even if your not at fault, your insurance will go up. It pays not to be in a rush and to drive defensively. I should follow my own advice.
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Yes, that is exactly what I will to do when driving in the inside lane of a roundabout. If a person in the outside lane is in front of me, I will not assume they are going to turn right.
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And that is the reason I have gotten in the habit of using my turn signal (right hand) when on the inside lane and plan on exiting in the left lane, on the other side of the roundabout. I don't trust that outside lane driver is going to turn right and in fact, the dotted line separating the lanes in the roundabout in a lot of areas allows them to go straight (continue around the circle) legally. However, if they go straight and I'm turning...things could turn out badly. |
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It's so simple! Just watch the lines on the road. You never cross a solid white line, you only cross a dotted line when it is clear. If "they" would just post signs to that effect, then maybe not so many accidents.
However, I also do not trust the other drivers and drive defensively watching for those who won't/don't pay attention to the lanes and lines.
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As we all know, someone entering in the right lane who intends to take the second exit will correctly pass the first exit. To me, that is really no different than someone incorrectly passing two exits. Keep a close eye on all other cars, and use turn signals. |
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