I agree. There seems to be some contradictions int he Florida motor vehicle laws. They really should get them straightened out. I don't know why they have to change the laws for roundabouts. Juts follow the laws that are already in place.

In the case of this accident the woman on the inside should have been charged. She simply drove into the side of another car. How unaware do you have to be to do that?

On the other hand, this statement by Sousa says a lot as well. How do you not know that there is a vehicle in the left hand lane next to you?

I swear a lot of people drive with blinders on. They see only what is in front of them. You need to constantly be aware of everything around you when you are driving a car. This comes pretty instinctively to me. I am constantly checking my mirrors without even thinking about it. Maybe that's why I have a hard time accepting that this is so hard to anyone. Driving a car involves more than just staring straight ahead.

Gimme data, Dr. B, which exits do you use that are in effect a 270 degree turn?
Asking because you have no problem doing it and don't see accidents. Let's compare with the infamous St. James.

ps no time today to chase down answers to previous ???s

I see these accidents every single week at St. James gate. Every. single. week. You must live north of 466

Somewhat unrelated question: Why is there a traffic light at Bailey Trail and St. Charles, two busy streets, instead of a roundabout? I go past there four times a week, all year long. There's never a backup. The backup occurs at BT & BV with people trying to get into that roundabout.

Years ago I traveled to New Jersey and was confronted with one of these intersections (Round about). I thought they were dangerous then and I still believe they are dangerous. Today all of them that I saw in New Jersey no longer exists. They are standard intersections.

At least once a week and usually twice I exit Morse onto either O'Dell or Stillwater Trail. Every time, I enter enter the roundabout, going southbound, in the left hand lane and I move into the right hand lane as I'm exiting or just after I exit. I've never had a problem. I do have to watch for cars entering from northbound Morse and of course I am always aware of any cars in the roundabout on my right.

You are right; I forgot about that. We were living in NJ when they started taking them out.

The one in Morristown was murderous.

I do live north of 466 but I travel south of 466 and south of 466a all the time.

I have no idea why there is a light at the intersection of Bailey and St James but now that you mention it, it is a bit odd. I go through that intersection quite often as I have friends in that area. I wouldn't say that I've seen backups there, but I do often have to wait for the light.

Enjoy this Roundabout

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdu4uKSZ3M]Yes - Roundabout - YouTube[/ame]

odell crosses morse at a north and a south point? which one?
my interest is first whether there is or is not an exceptionally long stretch after exiting to shift lanes...at st james and gilchrist ya can't shift lanes after exiting...til maybe after midnight.

I believe it's because those streets have diamond lanes for the golf carts. The carts certainly can't safely enter a roundabout with the vehicles!

Chevy Chase in European Vacation
Roundabout scene in Italy

Because all of the roundabouts are on Buena Vista and Morse.* They are the two main roads that run north and south through The Villages at 35 miles per hour (south of 466). The roundabouts are designed to efficiently move a high volume of traffic through these two main roads and into various villages.

*disclaimer: there may be some roundabouts that aren't on Morse or Buena Vista that I'm not aware of.

P.s. I'm still not seeing all of the "accidents" at the St James gate.

Question for those who have witness accidents or aftermath, does this describe the focal point of most accidents? A mix up between incoming traffic to the roundabout and a resident attempting to exit the roundabout into the resident lane?

Lots of residents have posted that they get into the resident lane while (not after) exiting the circle, and some say they think they are allowed to change lanes there because there is a dotted line.

Neither of those practices is in keeping with the guidelines of the official TV brochure (which is based on federal highway administration research)...

To me, the bulk of the problems are due to two mistakes. One, people not entering the RAB in the proper lane for their destination leaving it. The signs are clear as to which lane to use. The second is people failing to yield to ALL traffic to their left already in the RAB no matter which lane they occupy. If these two errors did not occur, there would be no problems exiting into either lane at the gates.

video of accident exiting from wrong lane...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDGNNHbeICU

and....failure to yield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pBYsLmH3ZQ

the proposed roundabout into fruitland park square..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6-IWrzrCOY