[dbussone]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Just avoid round abouts

I do here in TV. These look good but are poorly engineered IMO.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

You really need to pay attention when in a round-a-bout. Never know what the car next to you will do. A lot of people are clueless. I wish they were single lane and not double but they are what they are. Good luck.

[annaconner]

As has been said before - left lane for left turn, right lane right turn and both lanes straight on unless otherwise shown.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by dbussone

My favorite rotary is in Revere MA. It has 4-5 lanes and probably 6-7 times the diameter of the ones we have here.

It's called Bell Circle. It now has a road going straight through from one direction and traffic lights. It didn't have that when I was a kid growing in Revere.

I always thought that was the most difficult one until I moved to Manila and had to navigate the Quezon City Circle. You simply cannot fathom it unless you have been there.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr

And ALWAYS remember, if you are approaching a circle, those already IN the circle have the right of way. Those approaching need to YIELD!!!!!!

To both lanes of the roundabout!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

It's called Bell Circle. It now has a road going straight through from one direction and traffic lights. It didn't have that when I was a kid growing in Revere.

I always thought that was the most difficult one until I moved to Manila and had to navigate the Quezon City Circle. You simply cannot fathom it unless you have been there.

Or La Place de l'Etoile in Paris. Those entering the roundabout have the right of way, and everyone else has to stop or give way. There are multiple lanes, multiple roads leading into it, and it's hideous. I imagine the drivers are a little bit more accommodating, perhaps, than they are in the Manila circle.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by dbussone

I do here in TV. These look good but are poorly engineered IMO.

One more for the anti-roundabout club. Welcome!

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

It's called Bell Circle. It now has a road going straight through from one direction and traffic lights. It didn't have that when I was a kid growing in Revere.

I always thought that was the most difficult one until I moved to Manila and had to navigate the Quezon City Circle. You simply cannot fathom it unless you have been there.

Thanks Boogie. Never knew the name. And am sure glad I never had to use the one in Manila.

[Serenoa]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Big assumption that new people need the review.
BTW the other numerous threads with hundreds of posts, on roundabouts, have not helped in the past.

Sorry, but you're absolutely wrong in saying that no one has been helped by the numerous, repetitive roundabout threads.

I started reading TOTV several months before our first visit to TV in 2012, and I felt very comfortable navigating the roundabouts after reading the many threads & studying the info offered up by the good folks here. I knew what to do in the roundabouts, and also knew what to look out for from the drivers that may not.

In contrast, our Villages sales rep who said he'd lived in TV over ten years ( and also said he'd never read TOTV) was ALL OVER the roundabouts, totally ignoring the signage & markings on the road. I thought he was going to get us killed. It was all I could do to not say something, or report him to the sales dept.

That being said, we all know you're never going to see the day when every driver drives by the rules, in the roundabouts or anywhere else. Some folks just can't be bothered will silly rules of the road.

But if a roundabout thread pops up every so often & helps even one driver, then it's well worth it.

[rubicon]

My favorite is the guy in a black golf cart (not street legal) who parked in the left lane halfway around the round about got out apparently because something flew from his cart. Lucky for him --er lucky for me I was in the right lane. I can still see the guy who appeared to be unaware of the danger he placed himself in. Probably one of those bad drivers from Boston that the "Ten worse states for drivers" thread spoke of

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Serenoa

Sorry, but you're absolutely wrong in saying that no one has been helped by the numerous, repetitive roundabout threads.

I started reading TOTV several months before our first visit to TV in 2012, and I felt very comfortable navigating the roundabouts after reading the many threads & studying the info offered up by the good folks here. I knew what to do in the roundabouts, and also knew what to look out for from the drivers that may not.

In contrast, our Villages sales rep who said he'd lived in TV over ten years ( and also said he'd never read TOTV) was ALL OVER the roundabouts, totally ignoring the signage & markings on the road. I thought he was going to get us killed. It was all I could do to not say something, or report him to the sales dept.

That being said, we all know you're never going to see the day when every driver drives by the rules, in the roundabouts or anywhere else. Some folks just can't be bothered will silly rules of the road.

But if a roundabout thread pops up every so often & helps even one driver, then it's well worth it.

In one of the roundabout threads I read when we were new, someone suggested thinking of a roundabout as an intersection of two two-lane roads. It was my aha moment of understanding.

[pbkmaine]

The threads on the roundabouts helped me understand those signs with the arrows. It did not sink in until I read the explanations here. Have not had a problem with them since. Yes, some people are confused, but it's so much better here than New Jersey. It seemed like every time I drove the Garden State Parkway, someone with a death wish did something crazy.

[jojo]

One of the most serious misconceptions is that drivers think that if they are in the outer lane, they have have safe passage all the way around. I think it would help if this mistaken idea was emphasized more.

[MikeV]

I've posted it before. Just read the signs.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by MikeV

I've posted it before. Just read the signs.

It's not just the signs. It's the yielding to both lanes, it's the use of turn signals, it's not entering the roundabout together with another car, it's the inconsistent markings on the street surface of some roundabouts...