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Karen R 07-11-2015 12:15 PM
YIELD, if you are about to cross a dotted white line. You have the right of way if you are not crossing the white dotted line.

Bogie Shooter 07-11-2015 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeV (Post 1084874)
You can't fix stupid. The signs are clear in my opinion, If you want to go left stay in the left lane. If you want to go right get in the right lane. If you want to go straight then either lane. What is so darn hard about that?
This is the right answer, no more, no less.

Bogie Shooter 07-11-2015 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by outlaw (Post 1084896)
The confusion, IMO, is that depending on where you entered and where you want to exit determines what lane you should be in. So you can only assume that the cars around you may or may not be exiting at the next exit. It is somewhat of a free for all. Might as well have no signs and no rules. Maybe a sign that says "Enter at your own risk." Unless I am missing something in the signage????
Why would there be cars around you if the Yield signs are obeyed?

Bonny 07-11-2015 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Karen R (Post 1085393)
YIELD, if you are about to cross a dotted white line. You have the right of way if you are not crossing the white dotted line.
Actually the Villages states that if there is an accident, the person on the outside will be determined to be at fault.

Karen R 07-11-2015 12:29 PM
Bonny, that does not always hold true. A car on the inside lane cannot cross the dotted white line into a right lane occupied by another car. The white dotted lines require a yield to move into an occupied lane.

Bogie Shooter 07-11-2015 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Karen R (Post 1085393)
YIELD, if you are about to cross a dotted white line. You have the right of way if you are not crossing the white dotted line.
Who is on first?

Karen R 07-11-2015 12:32 PM
Chapter 4, Florida Driver's Handbook, "Broken White Line
A broken white line separates two lanes traveling in the same direction. Once you have signaled, and if it is safe to do so, you may cross this line when changing lanes."

Bogie Shooter 07-11-2015 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonny (Post 1085400)
Actually the Villages states that if there is an accident, the person on the outside will be determined to be at fault.
You did mean a person outside The Villages..........right?:wave:

Bob McKeever 07-11-2015 12:34 PM
The safest rule to follow is NEVER overtake another car from either side in a traffic circle.

justjim 07-11-2015 12:39 PM
Been here nine years---never had an accident in a roundabout. Ooops---did I "jinx" myself?

Bonny 07-11-2015 12:40 PM
This is on the Villages Ideas Page
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If there’s an accident, the car in the right lane will be at fault. Odd, but that’s what was reported in the paper. The car in the left lane should still look and make every effort to turn in a safe manner. This turn is probably the cause of most of the accidents in the roundabouts in The Villages.

Bogie Shooter 07-11-2015 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonny (Post 1085416)
This is on the Villages Ideas Page
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If there’s an accident, the car in the right lane will be at fault. Odd, but that’s what was reported in the paper. The car in the left lane should still look and make every effort to turn in a safe manner. This turn is probably the cause of most of the accidents in the roundabouts in The Villages.
What is the Villages Ideas Page?

Bonny 07-11-2015 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1085425)
What is the Villages Ideas Page?
Roundabouts - The Most Dangerous Place In The Villages, Fl

Karen R 07-11-2015 01:07 PM
The article was not quoted accurately. It does not say that cars on the outside lane will be at fault. It says, "Cars in the right lane must yield when you are exiting. If there’s an accident, the car in the right lane will be at fault. " It was a context specific statement, not a generalized rule of thumb.

rubicon 07-11-2015 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Karen R (Post 1085406)
Chapter 4, Florida Driver's Handbook, "Broken White Line
A broken white line separates two lanes traveling in the same direction. Once you have signaled, and if it is safe to do so, you may cross this line when changing lanes."
Rules of the road are pretty standard across the country. also the vehicle to your right has the right away

round-a-bouts are easily navigated and I believe the people who experience problems are less confident about entering them then the average driver. I suspect they also have trouble with on/off ramps

You just have to have a leap of faith and trust every driver is doing his/her part and then verify :D


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