[NJblue]

Originally Posted by chuckinca

Wouldn't have to deal with "counter-intuitive" traffic laws if there were stop lights like 99% of the major street intersections in America.

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No! No! A thousand times NO! If traffic lights replaced every roundabout it would make travelling in TV a nightmare. As much as the roundabouts create potential hazards with people not following the rules (by staying in the outer lanes), I would much prefer watching out for their behavior and trying to stay clear than having to deal with the constant stop, wait and go of traffic lights. If I wanted traffic lights I would have stayed in NJ.

[swrinfla]

With mom2five. I've been making it a strict practice to follow Sumter County's guidelines, but am almost always in fear that some other idiot won't pay attention! Stay alert, use signals and follow the "law."

SWR

[Bogie Shooter]

Enough said!

[The Great Fumar]

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO FIX IT...????????.
THEN PLANT FLOWERS IN THE INSIDE LANE !!!!!

RIGHT LANE FUMAR

I know what the telephone book says.............But thats not what the sheriff says..........

[Talk Host]

Just do like the guy I saw at Morse Circle. Enter the round a bout and turn left, head on, into oncoming traffic.

[chuckinca]

Prolly from the UK.

[Stub3434]

Originally Posted by Ooper

I agree with you Stub3434 but there are some roundabouts that have striping that forces you to change lanes to the outside lane if you enter the left hand lane to say, go straight thru or make a u-turn. This in itself causes a lot of confusion.

That shows just how mixed up even "the powers that be" are. They can't even be consistent in striping the roundabouts. I hadn't noticed that, but with such inconsistencies I would choose to follow the "roundabout rules" in spite of the striping. I believe it is the Chatham gate that has a sign as you are exiting onto Buena Vista that reads "Right lane must turn right". When the County, the Sheriff Department and the State publish the "rules" and then sometimes tell you not to go by those rules, it is a very sad situation. Obiously (from the letters in this forum), some people are going to do things the way they want in spite of the rules. This not only applies to roundabouts but also to stop signs, turn signals, yield signs, etc. Twice I have met drivers going the wrong way on the roundabout. Once was in mild weather so both of us had our windows down. I tried to be helpful by calmly stating "You're going the wrong way". My efforts were met with a single digit salute and the usual accompanying verbal response

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by Ooper

I agree with you Stub3434 but there are some roundabouts that have striping that forces you to change lanes to the outside lane if you enter the left hand lane to say, go straight thru or make a u-turn. This in itself causes a lot of confusion.

Could you point these out for us. I don't remember where they are.

Thanks.

[Stub3434]

I have been told about the striping situation by other people, but I don't know where they are either. I was in error about the sign at the Chatham gate. It is actually at the Piedmont gate. I have to be going to the Hibiscus Center in a little bit (all the way from the north Morse gate). That will give me lots of practice using the roundabouts in the prescribed manner.