[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

The whole thread is absolutely hilarious!
So far 297 different ways to navigate a roundabout.
Still waiting for the first, " I find it easier to go round clockwise!"

And 285 ways are wrong.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

And once again, that is WRONG!!!! My advice is NOT faulty and my criticism of bad drivers is valid. Once again, this thread demonstrates that probably 1/2 of the drivers are clueless as to the proper method of navigating a RB, the post I'm responding to is a perfect example.

In the scenario he describes, the only way a crash happens at 12:00 is if the car entering the RB at 3:00 does not allow the car in the inner lane to pass far enough ahead, or enters and speeds around faster than the car in the inner lane. The fault is entirely upon the driver entering the RB at 3:00, NOT the design of the RB and NOT the car in the inner lane. Once again, this is not rocket science

Exactly.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

114 and counting……..
The first 25 posts state an opinion, the next 25 contradict the first 25, the third 25 contradicts the first 50 and so on. Reminds me of a Laurel & Hardy skit! Who is on first?
And someone….anyone is to learn from this thread?
Oh, and BTW stop letting your dog poop on my lawn.

You’re just adding to count.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

114 and counting……..
The first 25 posts state an opinion, the next 25 contradict the first 25, the third 25 contradicts the first 50 and so on. Reminds me of a Laurel & Hardy skit! Who is on first?
And someone….anyone is to learn from this thread?
Oh, and BTW stop letting your dog poop on my lawn.

Your point is correct, your comedians, not so much-----Abbott and Costello

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann

1)Any vehicle in the roundabout before you are has right of way, to go left, right, or straight ahead, from any lane.
2)Never pass or overtake a vehicle in a roundabout (see rule 1 for reason why)
3)Assume all other drivers are demented homicidal lunatics, and drive defensively.

Originally Posted by lawgolfer

No. 1 is completely wrong. A driver in the inside, No. 1 lane, is NOT allowed to turn out of the roundabout at his first exit. A driver in the inside, No. 1 lane can only turn out of the roundabout at his 2nd or 3rd exit.

No.'s 2 and 3 are advice to live by.

No. 1 is completely RIGHT.

While a car in the left lane cannot leave at his first exit, you have no idea where the car entered the RB or what his first exit was. All you know is there is a car in the RB and it has the right of way to go left, straight, or right.

If two cars are traveling side by side but one reaches the RB a half second before the other, that is NOT what No. 1 is referring to. Those two cars entered at the same time, the half second faster car was not in the RB before you.

If you are the only car traveling towards a RB and you see a car already in the RB when you reach it, that car has the right of way and you must yield. If you cannot enter the RB before that car reaches you then you must wait for it to pass.

If that car happens to be in the inner/left lane of the RB it can exit towards you, it can continue straight and exit at what would be your first exit, or it can continue around to what you would call the second exit.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

No. 1 is completely RIGHT.

While a car in the left lane cannot leave at his first exit, you have no idea where the car entered the RB or what his first exit was. All you know is there is a car in the RB and it has the right of way to go left, straight, or right.

If two cars are traveling side by side but one reaches the RB a half second before the other, that is NOT what No. 1 is referring to. Those two cars entered at the same time, the half second faster car was not in the RB before you.

If you are the only car traveling towards a RB and you see a car already in the RB when you reach it, that car has the right of way and you must yield. If you cannot enter the RB before that car reaches you then you must wait for it to pass.

If that car happens to be in the inner/left lane of the RB it can exit towards you, it can continue straight and exit at what would be your first exit, or it can continue around to what you would call the second exit.

You are 100% correct. Now let's sit back and watch about 1/2 of the subsequent posters make a fool of themselves by contradicting that.

[Raywatkins]

It’s possible you were in the wrong lane.
The Florida Drivers Handbook clearly shows with diagrams the lanes you should use and when.
It’s also possible that the other driver entered the roundabout too early. Again set out in the handbook.
Unless you were going straight over/thru the roundabout you should have been in the left lane.
I leave you to decide if that’s smart or safe.
Personally, seen too many accidents because people get this wrong.

[Rainger99]

The one thing I have learned is that a significant minority of drivers don’t know how to navigate roundabouts - and more importantly, they refuse to learn. There have been numerous explanations and several people have posted the Sumter County Board of County Commissioners guide to navigating roundabouts - and still a minority of people refuse to accept the rules.

After reading all of these posts, I recommend that everyone be extremely careful in roundabouts. At some point, you are going to be in a roundabout with someone who doesn’t know how to drive - but think they do!

[Debbraham]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

We were in a double- 2 lane round about, in the right lane. As I was about to pass a right hand turn and continue on in the round about, a driver next to me in the left lane made a sudden turn in front of me to exit the round about. I had to slam on the brake to avoid getting hit.

This started me thinking- If you are in the left lane of the round about you always run the risk that someone in the right lane will be in your way when it's time for your exit. Just because you have been passing right turns without taking them- someone just entering on the right could be in your way when you take the 3rd exit.

What am I missing? is there a way for someone in the right lane to avoid getting hit by a driver turning in from the left- or is it 100% trusting every driver in the left to not hit you? Seems like a crap shoot.

Thanks

When people finally realize you don’t make a right hand turn from the left lane! Wouldn’t do that on a regular road so not sure why people think they can do that on a round about! If you can’t get over then go around again and get in the proper lane to turn! The same for a left hand turn…can’t turn left from a right hand lane!

[bsloan1960]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

Im not sure what I like better…another roundabout thread..or a really good dog poop thread

Huh? This is a Question and Answer format forum. I asked a question and 140 responses shows a wide interest in the subject matter. Why would you take time engage in this topic if it is of no interest to you- when your only motivation was to criticize everyone who considers it worthwhile?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Debbraham

When people finally realize you don’t make a right hand turn from the left lane! Wouldn’t do that on a regular road so not sure why people think they can do that on a round about! If you can’t get over then go around again and get in the proper lane to turn! The same for a left hand turn…can’t turn left from a right hand lane!

So, Bill, it didn't take long---we have our first customer of the day.

So, when will people finally realize that you are not turning right from a left lane, you are exiting from an inner lane as per the correct procedure

Maybe the problem that people have trouble understanding is the analogy to a regular intersection explaining to enter from the left lane to go "left", the right lane to go "right" and either lane to go "straight". That's OK as a guide as to which lane to enter the RB, but the analogy ends there. The procedure for exiting a RB is different from a regular intersection, which has been pointed out 100x in this thread.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by bsloan1960

Huh? This is a Question and Answer format forum. I asked a question and 140 responses shows a wide interest in the subject matter. Why would you take time engage in this topic if it is of no interest to you- when your only motivation was to criticize everyone who considers it worthwhile?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

You’re just adding to count.

But, but I didn’t include “never change lanes”, which is repeated over & over.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Your point is correct, your comedians, not so much-----Abbott and Costello

, thanks for the correction.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

But, but I didn’t include “never change lanes”, which is repeated over & over.

And yet, as the previous posts show, there are those for which it will never sink in. The correct procedure has been laid out dozens of times in this thread alone, yet people go on posting wrong info. The lack of understanding of navigating the RBs is frightening just on the computer screen----the actions of these posters in the RBs are just plain dangerous