[Graytop]

Originally Posted by memason

Congratulations! In this example, you navigated the RAB properly . If you want to go through the resident gate, merge over to the right lane, after you've cleared the RAB.

However, you realize that you can go through either gate, right? Your gate pass works on either of the gates, so if you can't merge to the right, just use the left gate. In fact, it's sometimes faster to go through the left gate at busy gates, like St. Charles at Miona Rec. Center.

...depends which kind of a gate you're at,...if you're at a manned gate and in the visitors lane you have to wait for the troll to open the gate for you...

[NJblue]

Originally Posted by Lou and Carolyn C.

I did NOT know that the gate pass works on either side of the gate(s), I thought the left side was for visitors only or for someone that has forgotten to carry their gate pass with them, and you must get the gate attendants go ahead before entry. I suppose it doesn't matter then which side you use to enter, just thought as a resident and have a pass we should use this side, basically if that's the case why have a pass? But that's a story for another day. :-)

The problem with using the visitor entrance for unattended gates is that when there are visitors ahead of you, you have to wait for them to push the button (sometimes after a long period of confusion about what to do), the central gate operator to respond to the button push, say "welcome to the Villages" and open the gate. When no one is ahead of you, either gate works fine.

[Pocadot55]

I read somewhere that if you are in the right lane and bypass an exit you must be careful that the car in your left lane isn't exiting at the next exit. If he does and you broadside him, you will be at fault. I think that was in the paper last week. It's worth checking out. Everyone, please be careful. A few seconds may be the difference between ...........

[George Bieniaszek]

The most logical solution of the roundabout issues would be to make them 1 lane and everyone would have to merge into 1 lane before entering them. That way, there would be no issues with people making right turns from the left lane or left turns from the right lane.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek

The most logical solution of the roundabout issues would be to make them 1 lane and everyone would have to merge into 1 lane before entering them. That way, there would be no issues with people making right turns from the left lane or left turns from the right lane.

Only problem....the traffic would back up and the result would be no different that a 4 way stop.
Roundabouts are really not that difficult!

[graciegirl]

They are not that difficult. You are right, Bogie. Go back and study that diagram.

Remember too, the person IN the roundabout has the right of way. I saw someone pull out into a roundabout today and almost hit a car in the roundabout. Yield means Yield.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

They are not that difficult. You are right, Bogie. Go back and study that diagram.

Remember too, the person IN the roundabout has the right away. I saw someone pull out into a roundabout today and almost hit a car in the roundabout. Yield means Yield.

You're right that it's not that hard. I've only driven through the RAB's a couple time since moving down here. Before doing so I reviewed the onlline how-to documentation and went through the different options until I was fully familiar with the where I should be. The only problem I had was in remembering and timing the turn signal for the exit from the left lane on the first go around. New people aught to do the same thing and those who think they know without checking first as soon as they can.

BTW, that person that pulled out and almost hit a car probably things "Yeald? Why do they put up a sign telling me that my savings account has a lousy yeald?"

[renielarson]

Tell me if I'm right or wrong. When I drive the roundabouts I use the outer lane ONLY if I'm making the FIRST right hand turn I can make. Otherwise, I drive the inner lane and make subsequent right turns from there. Is this correct?

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by flipflopz

Tell me if I'm right or wrong. When I drive the roundabouts I use the outer lane ONLY if I'm making the FIRST right hand turn I can make. Otherwise, I drive the inner lane and make subsequent right turns from there. Is this correct?

Wrong, you can use the right lane for the second (not third) right hand turn. That's also called going straight... and it keeps you out of prison!

[FMF Doc]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

Wrong, you can use the right lane for the second (not third) right hand turn. That's also called going straight... and it keeps you out of prison!

Not all the time. Sometimes you can only exit the first exit from the right lane.

As you enter the RAB look at the pavement, there are arrows that show what you can do legally in each lane. The arrows are at each entry to the RAB.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Pturner

Wow! A roundabout thread with only five posts!

PT, make that 55 posts!

Last week I saw a woman stop her car in a roundabout. She then proceded to get out of her car with a map to ask the driver behind her for directions.

[ceejay]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

PT, make that 55 posts!

Last week I saw a woman stop her car in a roundabout. She then proceded to get out of her car with a map to ask the driver behind her for directions.

Staggering (not after drinking!) is so important. Have patience and wait till it's clear to proceed.

Blinkers are the next most important thing.

It really isn't hard...if I can do it, you can too!

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by FMF Doc

Not all the time. Sometimes you can only exit the first exit from the right lane.

As you enter the RAB look at the pavement, there are arrows that show what you can do legally in each lane. The arrows are at each entry to the RAB.

Huh! When can you exit the the first exit from the left lane? That's what you're implying by the highlighed sentence and that's not even logical since you'd be taking a right from the left lane. I don't know what your preceving, but all I'm saying is in a RAB that you can use the right hand lane to turn right or continue straight (second exit) but not continue on for the next (third) exit or in other words a left. I was answering the question from the perspective of the one asking the question. Your statement doesn't seem compatable with what I was answering!

[Bogie Shooter]

Where have we heard this all before, wait I know.................the other 5+ threads with hundreds of posts.
This too shall pass and then in 4-6 weeks a new roundabout thread will appear and low an behold we will hear from the same folks who cannot believe how difficult roundabouts really are.

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Where have we heard this all before, wait I know.................the other 5+ threads with hundreds of posts.
This too shall pass and then in 4-6 weeks a new roundabout thread will appear and low an behold we will hear from the same folks who cannot believe how difficult roundabouts really are.

I haven't seen Bill Murry make his post yet!