[rhood]

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

[Keefelane66]

What did the Sheriff rule?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by rhood

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. The driver actually sped up while in the left lane and cut right in front of me (in the outer lane) to exit the RAB. I slammed on my brakes and avoided an accident. That driver went on his merry way and did not even give it a second thought that he did a really dumb move and had a near miss.

[Babubhat]

You need a video camera. Other bone head hit us in rear in round about and still disputed fault with video. Disgusted. They are inexpensive and a must.

Sheriff rules nothing if not witnessed it

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by rhood

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

Well, sadly, it happens much more than anyone would ever guess ! Happened to us just a couple days before Christmas at round-about nearest Savannah center and Glen View club. Don't know how we managed to avoid collision, though we KNOW to expect that ! Don't want to blame ever "evil" on "snowbirds", but have to admit it does happen more often during the "winter"...perhaps just due to more people, not where they are from or how they are used to using roundabouts ! ? Just a casual observation, but it also appears there are HUGE numbers of people who not know the significance of solid, versus "dotted" lines on any roadway, go figure ? Thought that would be rather consistent no matter what state (or even country ?) they are from ? Also, must be a huge inconsistency in each state's laws regarding CROSS WALKS. Apparently, the rules of the road in some states must not require autos to stop when individuals are IN the cross walk...or at last it seems so (?)

[Dotneko]

Originally Posted by rhood

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

Sounds like you may not have yielded to cars on the rotary when entering. If he was already on the rotary and you were entering, you needed to yield.

[Kelevision]

Originally Posted by Dotneko

Sounds like you may not have yielded to cars on the rotary when entering. If he was already on the rotary and you were entering, you needed to yield.

There are signs posted at every round a bout for the inside lane to only go straight and the right lane is allowed to turn right. That person turning right from the left lane is at fault regardless. I see on any given day people switching lanes while driving around the curve. That’s not okay either.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by rhood

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

They can "turn right" as you call it when they are proceeding straight through the roundabout from the entrance on your left. You should have stayed far enough back to allow them to turn.

[Dotneko]

Originally Posted by Kelevision

There are signs posted at every round a bout for the inside lane to only go straight and the right lane is allowed to turn right. That person turning right from the left lane is at fault regardless. I see on any given day people switching lanes while driving around the curve. That’s not okay either.

We dont know that the left lane person wasnt changing into the right lane to exit assuming the OP would yield as he should. If you enter the RAB at 12 oclock, and want to exit at 3 oclock, you have to execute a lane change between 6 oclock and 3 oclock. That assumes that no one is occupying the right lane.....I read it that the OP was entering at 6 oclock. He should have yielded.

How else would someone coming from 12 oclock exit at 3 oclock if they DIDNT execute a lane change on the curve??

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by rhood

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

Originally Posted by Kelevision

There are signs posted at every round a bout for the inside lane to only go straight and the right lane is allowed to turn right. That person turning right from the left lane is at fault regardless. I see on any given day people switching lanes while driving around the curve. That’s not okay either.

Check out this link"
How to Navigate Roundabouts

A car entering the roundabout from the left lane of traffic may exit from the left lane of traffic at any exit OTHER THAN the first exit. And should because it should not change lanes within the roundabout.

a car entering from the right lane of traffic must yield to the car in the roundabout in the left lane, in case that car exits from the left lane onto the first exit to the right of the entering car.
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[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by rhood

I was going straight through a roundabout and a car exiting from the left hand lane turned right in front of me to exit. I had no option but to hit that car. WTF, since when do you turn right from the left hand lane in front of another car?

Answer----when it is NOT turning "right" from the left hand lane. If you were going straight thru the RB (ie: 180 degrees in the right lane), then anyone in the left lane must have already been in the RB, probably going 270 from the entrance straight across from you or going straight through from the first exit to your left. In either case, that driver is correct in using the left lane to go either 180 or 270 and then exiting. If there is a 2 lane exit he does not need to change lanes. By description, it sounds like you entered the RB while a car was coming around from your left in the inner lane, in which case this was 100% your fault. You may not enter a RB when traffic is coming in EITHER lane.

[Retiring]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. The driver actually sped up while in the left lane and cut right in front of me (in the outer lane) to exit the RAB. I slammed on my brakes and avoided an accident. That driver went on his merry way and did not even give it a second thought that he did a really dumb move and had a near miss.

Maybe it was the same driver. The EXACT same thing happened to me couple months ago. The driver was a very young lady, maybe a teenager. The maneuver was insane.

[Rainger99]

From reading these posts, it appears that a lot of people have no idea how to drive in a roundabout.

[Davonu]

Traffic in the left lane approaching a roundabout may LEGALLY go straight through the roundabout or exit after a 270 degree turn. Either maneuver requires a legal exit from the inside lane.

It appears the OP did not yield to a vehicle already in the roundabout.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Answer----when it is NOT turning "right" from the left hand lane. If you were going straight thru the RB (ie: 180 degrees in the right lane), then anyone in the left lane must have already been in the RB, probably going 270 from the entrance straight across from you or going straight through from the first exit to your left. In either case, that driver is correct in using the left lane to go either 180 or 270 and then exiting. If there is a 2 lane exit he does not need to change lanes. By description, it sounds like you entered the RB while a car was coming around from your left in the inner lane, in which case this was 100% your fault. You may not enter a RB when traffic is coming in EITHER lane.

Would like OP to respond to this post.
Asking for a friend.