Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 809806)

It depends on exactly what everyone is talking about. I think that we have to start using different terminology when talking about round abouts. "Making a right hand turn" is a confusing phrase. We are making a right hand turn every time we exit a round about.

We should be talking about entering and exiting the round about.

In a four way round about it is possible for two lanes to exit at any point.

Think of the round about as a clock and you are entering at 6:00. You should stay in the right hand lane if you want to exit at 3:00. If a car has entered at 12:00 or 9:00 they could be exiting that same exit from the left hand lane.

There are several possible scenarios where a car can be LEGALLY crossing in front of another car in a round about. It is the responsibility of every driver to be aware of this and anticipate what other cars in the round about may possibly do. Personally, I try to make sure that I am never directly beside a car in a round about and always expect other cars to change lanes in front of me especially if I am in the left hand lane while exiting the round about but also if I am in the right hand lane and going around to the next exit. I try to assume that a car in the right hand lane will be going around. It is important that we use our directionals when exiting or changing lanes.

Most of the time cars are entering round abouts at different times so as not to be side by side in the round about.

Gracie, take a look at your picture. If a car enters the round about from Buena Vista in the left lane and a car enters from O'Dell Circle in the right hand lane, they can both either exit at Buena Vista at the top of the diagram. In that case the car entering from O'Dell would be what jkomoros calls making a right hand turn, but the car that entered at Buena Vista could also be making that turn.

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 809806)

stuff cut for brevity from original post by Alan
Gracie, take a look at your picture. If a car enters the round about from Buena Vista in the left lane and a car enters from O'Dell Circle in the right hand lane, they can both either exit at Buena Vista at the top of the diagram. In that case the car entering from O'Dell would be what jkomoros calls making a right hand turn, but the car that entered at Buena Vista could also be making that turn.

Originally Posted by n8xwb (Post 810263)

Forget the road markings they are not solid because the folks entering morse from pinellas can enter into the right or left lane depending on the way they wish to travel. The gate guards are incorrect. The traffic signs, as well as the flyer say it all. IT IS CLEAR AND SIMPLE. If you enter the roundabout in the right lane, you must make the first right turn, or continue and exit at the ysecond. If you enter the roundabout in the left lane, you may not make the first exit regardless of how many lanes that exit has. You can use the second, or third exit. Regardless of which lane you use when entering the roundabout, you must yield to all traffic already in the circle.

Originally Posted by Ping-Anser (Post 810960)

There is a very simple solution. Yield to BOTH lanes of traffic and you will never have a problem.

Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 809763)

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 809769)

This disagrees.


http://thevillagesideas.com/wp-conte...roundabout.png

Originally Posted by looneycat (Post 811154)

that is not the intersection being discussed, the signs vary depending on the most expedient traffic pattern for THAT circle.

Originally Posted by Happy Snowbird (Post 809768)

Sorry but you are wrong. Both lanes can turn. The painted road markings show that. I'm not saying I agree or like it but it is what it is.

Originally Posted by JB in TV (Post 811270)

I've said this before and I will say it again. I believe part of the problem (NOT all of it) is the solid white line seperating the two lanes as one enters the 3 o'clock exit...approaching a gate that has both a visitor side and a resident side. This solid line tells people not to cross it, so when they see the broken line (within the roundabout) they tend to cross it to get to the "visitor's side" before they get to the solid part, which they believe is not to be crossed.

Would it make sense to have that solid line changed to broken line? It is certainly against my training to cross that solid line. With that said, I believe this is part of the problem... folks think "How can I get to the Visitor's side without crossing that solid line?" Yet the broken line is within the roundabout, where one is not supposed to change lanes!

Does this make any sense?

EDIT...changed the word to "broken" that had been ***ed (was d o t t ed)