[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Actually, I think half an hour is reasonable from Brownwood to Spanish Springs.
If you wish to avoid roundabouts, why not take CR 301 North to CR 466.

[cquick]

Originally Posted by Villager Joyce

What are the rules of a roundabout and how do we get everyone on the same page? Every tine we are in the car, we either cut off someone or someone cuts us off. For example, when we are going South on Buena Vista and want to go into a Village on our left, if we are in the inside of the circle, we can't get out without crossing the people on the outside of the circle. If we are on the outside of the circle, the people on the inside go straight and cut us off. HELP!!!

If you are turning left and you are in the left lane of the circle, you have the right of way to the people entering the circle from your right. they are supposed to stop and let you get in the right lane and exit the circle . I am not saying they always do, so you must always drive defensively.

You are not 'cutting them off".

[Bogie Shooter]

Imagine how long it would take if every roundabout was a stop sign.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

The point is that the dotted lines are universal law in the entire country and they are prominent throughout every circle within the Villages.

Yes, the guide published by the Sheriff's Dept. may "tell the story," but everyone is not privvy to that publication. I, for one, have never seen it, nor do I know where you get one. It obviously doesn't matter because up to now, whatever is says hasn't worked.

It takes about half an hour to go from Brownwood to Spanish Springs because of the damn circles. That is ridiculous! I guess I'm going to get hammered because of that comment, too.

Oh, well . . .

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

http://sumtercountyfl.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/3939

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Imagine how long it would take if every roundabout was a stop sign.

Bingo!

[rayschic]

Originally Posted by cquick

If you are turning left and you are in the left lane of the circle, you have the right of way to the people entering the circle from your right. they are supposed to stop and let you get in the right lane and exit the circle . I am not saying they always do, so you must always drive defensively.

You are not 'cutting them off".

Are you saying that you drive 3/4 around the circle in the left lane and then change to the right lane to exit ? You should still exit in the left lane and still be in the left lane after you exit.

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

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by cquick

If you are turning left and you are in the left lane of the circle, you have the right of way to the people entering the circle from your right. they are supposed to stop and let you get in the right lane and exit the circle .

Originally Posted by rayschic

Are you saying that you drive 3/4 around the circle in the left lane and then change to the right lane to exit ? You should still exit in the left lane and still be in the left lane after you exit.

OK, this is a good example of the problem.
Right here.
If seasoned posters (both of whom I respect) don't agree on the correct way to drive a roundabout,
then think about how confusing it must be for renters or infrequent drivers,
or for the rest of us that aren't too bright!

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

...It takes about half an hour to go from Brownwood to Spanish Springs because of the damn circles...

Actually you're about right. Because without the "damn circles", the same route would take much longer.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by cquick

If you are turning left and you are in the left lane of the circle, you have the right of way to the people entering the circle from your right. they are supposed to stop and let you get in the right lane and exit the circle . I am not saying they always do, so you must always drive defensively.

You are not 'cutting them off".

Actually, according to the yield sign, no need for them to stop, because they are not even supposed to be entering the circle, because the yield sign means yield to both lanes of the traffic circle. If they're already in the circle, they should be either in front of you or behind you, not beside you and not overtaking you.

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

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

http://sumtercountyfl.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/3939

Thank you, Bogie!

As I mentioned before, I had never seen that brochure.
I think I may have to go back to the U of F to get an
engineering degree so I can decipher it!

I will still silently keep praying that one fine day,
they remove those stupid things so that traffic
can go straight through on Morse and Buena Vista
with stop signs for traffic coming from the east/west villages.

Oops!
Did I throw another coal in the fire???
Will I get burned again?

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Actually, I think half an hour is reasonable from Brownwood to Spanish Springs.
If you wish to avoid roundabouts, why not take CR 301 North to CR 466.

That's basically what I do from Hemingway. I either take 301 North (50 m speed limit and no roundabouts) to get to 466 and Walmart etc., or 441 to get to Spanish Springs. 50 m speed limit, no roundabouts, zip, zip. I avoid Morse and Buena Vista like the plague. It adds about 1 mile to the trip, big whoop

[CFrance]

To answer, or add to Bonanza's thought... We do have to get out of our neighborhoods. But if they removed the roundabouts (although I know this will never happen) and put a traffic signal in every so often, it would create gaps in the constant stream of traffic so you could turn onto Morse and Buena Vista. Just like they have on 466 & 466A.

I think the biggest problem with the roundabouts is the average age of the drivers. They're either confused, oblivious, or arrogant. And it's not just newbies. My husband was riding with a longtime resident yesterday who totally mis-navigated the roundabout, almost got t-boned, and yelled at the other driver, who was doing the right thing.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by CFrance

To answer, or add to Bonanza's thought... We do have to get out of our neighborhoods. But if they removed the roundabouts (although I know this will never happen) and put a traffic signal in every so often, it would create gaps in the constant stream of traffic so you could turn onto Morse and Buena Vista. Just like they have on 466 & 466A.

I think the biggest problem with the roundabouts is the average age of the drivers. They're either confused, oblivious, or arrogant. And it's not just newbies. My husband was riding with a longtime resident yesterday who totally mis-navigated the roundabout, almost got t-boned, and yelled at the other driver, who was doing the right thing.

And did your husband point out the mis-navigation? Why not?

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

And did your husband point out the mis-navigation? Why not?

Because he isn't a rude person and the driver was giving him a ride.

[NoMoSno]

I think the diameter of these roundabouts are too small, to handle the high season volume. JMHO