Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 786137)

In that case driver is completely wrong. You should never enter a round-a-bout at 6:00 in the right lane if your intention is to exit at 9:00. The right hand lane is for 3:00 and 12:00 ONLY. If you are in the right hand lane, you need to move to the left hand lane before you get into the round-a-bout or move over where the dashed lines are within the round-about.

I have a problem almost every week, where I enter a round-a-bout at 6:00 in the left lane intending to exit at 9:00. The problem occurs when I exit, I need to get into the right hand lane to go through the resident gate. sometimes cars are entering in the right hand lane right behind me and I have to change lanes. I am very aware of this always just super careful.

What I was pointing out is that we can have a problem even when all parties are following the rules.

Originally Posted by kathyzapp (Post 785756)

I really don't want to start another roundabout thread, but.......

Yesterday as I was exiting a roundabout in the left lane, a car turned left (practically in front of my car) from the right lane.

Same thing happened today.

We had three close calls last winter in the same situation.

No left turns from the right lane!

Originally Posted by DDoug (Post 786143)

So what happens if I enter at 9:45 am do I have to wait till 12 noon to exit or and if so where should I park ( I hate these circles )

Originally Posted by mickey100 (Post 786033)

The great thing about roundabouts is that they keep traffic moving. If there were four way stops at all the intersections, traffic would be so bogged down it would be unbelievable. The roadway system in The Villages would just not be able to handle the volume of cars in the high season. The bad thing about roundabouts is that if one person disobeys the rules, it mucks it up for the other drivers in the roundabouts.

Originally Posted by scrubjay (Post 785774)

I hit a lady Thursday on Moris near 466. I was in the left lane going stright through and she was in the right lane going stright then moved over in my lane.
What a mess she made of the left side of her car.

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 786142)

Residents can enter through either lane.

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 785801)

All this confusion would be solved if round-a-bouts were just one lane. Down in S. Florida in Hollywood there is one which is about 3 lanes and you can imagine how much fun that is.

Originally Posted by cquick (Post 786166)

I'm sorry, but I don't understand...do you mean if you think of a roundabout like a clock face? Or what?:confused:

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 785900)

I think that problems occur when cars enter the round-a-bout at 6:00 go into the left lane, and intend to go straight through and exit at 12:00. A car enters the round-a-bot at 3:00 at approximately the same time stays in the right lane and intends to go straight through and exit at 9:00. The car in the right hand lane will be cutting across the bow of the car in the left hand lane. You have to watch out for this. Both drivers are following the rules, but there could be an issue if the car in the left hand lane isn't paying attention.

This little diagram is nice, but it doesn't address cars entering at close to the same time from different points. It only shows two cars entering from 6:00.