[SoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by MikeV

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?

Mike, you're correct and your first sentence says it best.

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

However, it could be the SECOND exit for the driver in the left lane if he started 90 degrees to your left, while it is the first exit for you

But you wouldn't/shouldn't have entered the RAB if someone was approaching from your left. So, if it did result in a crunch, it would still be your fault. That's why you yield to all traffic coming from your left before entering the RAB.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Mikeod

But you wouldn't/shouldn't have entered the RAB if someone was approaching from your left. So, if it did result in a crunch, it would still be your fault. That's why you yield to all traffic coming from your left before entering the RAB.

Exactly. Which was my point in post # 11

[Bogie Shooter]

[zonerboy]

We don't need a "solution" to the roundabouts. All it takes to negotiate them is a minimum of common sense. In addition, if you want to play it safe, never attempt to pass another vehicle while in a roundabout. If you really need to pass some one, do it on the straight aways.

[JohnFromMaine]

I'm not surprised that no one mentions using your turn signals. So many drivers, both cars and golf carts, don't use their turn signals. In cars in roundabouts, using your turn signal helps communicate your intentions but still, the best action is to drive carefully and defensively. Be alert for the other cars maybe doing the wrong thing.

[tcxr750]

Thanks to modern technology the RB will be saved by the Autonomous Automobile. While your texting and sipping a cool drink on the way to the golf course your AA will be navigating the RB without the need for your intervention. Truly, a brave new world.LOL

[kalisak]

Bridges are not only super expensive, but require much land for the approaches. You're looking at 40 acres at least for a RB like that. Wouldn't fit in TV.
Problem is people making left turns from the right lane. They stay in the right lane all the way to the third exit, and if someone is in the inside lane expecting them to exit at no2, you have a problem. They think its easier because they don't have to change lanes. The system works if people follow the rules. Of course there's many who don't - give them a ticket - word will get around -fast.

[wrbrunk]

Originally Posted by JohnFromMaine

I'm not surprised that no one mentions using your turn signals. So many drivers, both cars and golf carts, don't use their turn signals. In cars in roundabouts, using your turn signal helps communicate your intentions but still, the best action is to drive carefully and defensively. Be alert for the other cars maybe doing the wrong thing.

Perfectly said. Can I have an Amen for JohnFromMaine?

[Heyitsrick]

Here's an example of a Dutch roundabout. The striping makes it pretty obvious what lane to be in, and you can see how an inside lane essentially becomes an outside lane (unless one veers inside where appropriate) depending upon the position one is in inside the RB:



Here's a Google Earth image (you can zoom in/out on this) that shows a similar RB in Vancouver, WA that while not quite as clearly striped as the Dutch version, IMHO, looks familiar:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Va...91e3f3!6m1!1e1

[mikebudd]

Whatever you all decide please please use directional indicators so drivers, waiting till the last second for you to make up your mind, can start off, instead of sitting like spare dinners until you have made your turn. Please don't assume we are all clairvoyant !!

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Really? a driver on the inside lane takes the first exit and causes a collision with a car in the right hand lane whose intention it is to take the second exit the the car on the outside is at fault?

Where did you read this?

Even if some document that The Villages produces says something like this, it doesn't supercede state law.

From your perspective, it may be the first exit. From that driver's perspective, it may be his third exit. It depends where the driver enters. Consequently, all four exits can be accessed legally from either lane. Thus the dilemma.

[mtdjed]

Roundabouts can be confusing to explain but common sense can prevail. I find two common issues most dangerous. 1/ When in the roundabout approaching an incoming road, cars incoming are supposed to yield. Always expect that they may not yield. 2/ When in a roundabout, cars in the outside lane are expected to turn right or go straight and those on the inside should go straight or turn left. Expect both to do the unexpected.

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by Heyitsrick

Here's an example of a Dutch roundabout. The striping makes it pretty obvious what lane to be in, and you can see how an inside lane essentially becomes an outside lane (unless one veers inside where appropriate) depending upon the position one is in inside the RB:



Here's a Google Earth image (you can zoom in/out on this) that shows a similar RB in Vancouver, WA that while not quite as clearly striped as the Dutch version, IMHO, looks familiar:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Va...91e3f3!6m1!1e1

This makes more sense to me. It gives the right of way to the inside lane at each exit and forces the outside lane to exit at each exit...I think.

[Golfer in Sanibel]

Originally Posted by Bonny

Actually the Villages states that if there is an accident, the person on the outside will be determined to be at fault.

I agree with Bonny. The Police will tell you the same.