[THUNDERCHIEF]

Great idea from allentown

[Love2Swim]

Originally Posted by Chi33

okay... for the last couple days I have done the inside (left lane) going to the third exit. And I can tell you it just isn't safe. You have to trust someone on the right to not turn into you. You have to trust your blind side. Now if there were barriers (those tall white sticks to divide) then maybe. How can we trust someone on our right to do the correct thing.

So, I am going to the right side, and I can see if someone on the second exit is coming, and I will stop. This needs to be fixed.

I'm sorry, but people like you who knowingly disobey the roundabout rules should be given a ticket. If you are going 3/4 of the way around the roundabout in the outside lane, you will run into the people who are in the left (inner) lane going straight. And you will be at fault! And if you stop in the roundabout, you will be the cause of a rear end collision. You know what the rules are - follow them.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by Chi33

...So, I am going to the right side, and I can see if someone on the second exit is coming, and I will stop. This needs to be fixed.

I've been driving here 7 years and just about the only time I have a near miss in the traffic circle is with a driver in the outside lane going beyond the second exit. If you're driving in the outside lane please get off at the first or second exit, it's works everytime. Left lane is for the third exit and the second exit.

When I go north on Buena Vista say from Brownwood to 466, I often drive the left lane the whole way getting off at the second exit because I don't drive slow, and if there's a problem, it's usually the outside lane driver wanting to go to the third exit. If I hit someone in that outside lane, it's going to be a T-Bone right into the driver's door, is that what you want?

[Love2Swim]

Originally Posted by John_W

I've been driving here 7 years and just about the only time I have a near miss in the traffic circle is with a driver in the outside lane going beyond the second exit. If you're driving in the outside lane please get off at the first or second exit, it's works everytime. Left lane is for the third exit and the second exit.

When I go north on Buena Vista say from Brownwood to 466, I often drive the left lane the whole way getting off at the second exit because I don't drive slow, and if there's a problem, it's usually the outside lane driver wanting to go to the third exit. If I hit someone in that outside lane, it's going to be a T-Bone right into the driver's door, is that what you want?

[simpkinp]

I truly believe the only safe roundabout on the small roads is a single lane. There are far too many new and inexperienced people here. This is not a huge city that requires multiple lanes. You wait a little bit, but if you are the only one in the circle you are safer from those who do not know the rules.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by simpkinp

I truly believe the only safe roundabout on the small roads is a single lane. There are far too many new and inexperienced people here. This is not a huge city that requires multiple lanes. You wait a little bit, but if you are the only one in the circle you are safer from those who do not know the rules.

I agree.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by simpkinp

I truly believe the only safe roundabout on the small roads is a single lane. There are far too many new and inexperienced people here. This is not a huge city that requires multiple lanes. You wait a little bit, but if you are the only one in the circle you are safer from those who do not know the rules.

You have no idea what you're asking for. Single lane roundabouts require single lane approaches. There is far too much traffic in TV for that to be practical.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Chi33

So, I am going to the right side, and I can see if someone on the second exit is coming, and I will stop.

It is fine with me if you do that.

Unlike some of you, I do not drive fast in a roundabout and I expect people to do weird things, like staying in the right lane when they are going 3/4 of the way around a roundabout.

[coffeebean]

I've been driving these RABs for what is equivalent of close to five full time years. I have never allowed another car to be along side of me in a RAB. That is easy to do by varying your speed. I slow down when someone comes up beside me. I feel protected this way because you just never know where someone is going to go in a RAB.

I abide by the rules and stay in the outside lane if I'm going to leave the RAB at my first or second exit (right turn or going straight ahead). I approach the RAB in the left lane if I plan to leave the RAB at my second (going straight ahead) or third exit (left turn).

Question.....which lane should one be in if they are going all the way around for a U turn? (Have only had to do that once). I guess one should be in the inside lane of the RAB, right?

[charmed59]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Question.....which lane should one be in if they are going all the way around for a U turn? (Have only had to do that once). I guess one should be in the inside lane of the RAB, right?

Yep, inside lane. I do that all the time when headed East on Stillwater and want to go to Winn-Dixie.

That traffic circle at Stillwater and Morse is the one I often see folks going from East on Stillwater to North on Morse in the outside lane. I assume it’s because they want to take the bypass at Old Mill, and aren’t confident they can change lanes fast enough. I suspect folks who live in Caroline and use that gate know to only go straight on Stillwater from the outside lane, or the scofflaws will hit them.

[Love2Swim]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I've been driving these RABs for what is equivalent of close to five full time years. I have never allowed another car to be along side of me in a RAB. That is easy to do by varying your speed. I slow down when someone comes up beside me. I feel protected this way because you just never know where someone is going to go in a RAB.

I abide by the rules and stay in the outside lane if I'm going to leave the RAB at my first or second exit (right turn or going straight ahead). I approach the RAB in the left lane if I plan to leave the RAB at my second (going straight ahead) or third exit (left turn).

Question.....which lane should one be in if they are going all the way around for a U turn? (Have only had to do that once). I guess one should be in the inside lane of the RAB, right?

Good post. The roundabouts work if everyone obeys the rules of the road. If people make up their own rules, say go 3/4 around in the outside lane, they muck it up and cause accidents for the rest of us.

[ScottRAB]

How to drive a modern roundabout:
Cheyenne, WY: Roundabout Safety - Cheyenne Safe Streets
Dublin, OH: Drive Like a Dubliner: Navigate the New Roundabout Safely on Vimeo
Idaho, ACHD, dog bone roundabout 36th, Hill, Catalpa Roundabout - YouTube
Indianapolis DPW animation: Driving tips for roundabouts - YouTube
Montpelier, VA videos Montpelier VT Roundabouts - YouTube
Arizona: https://youtu.be/OizPs_uiRZU
Florida DOT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFVCDLdmI3A
Hawai’i video rules http://youtu.be/wEvUPUSLCwc?t=3m1s
Kentucky video: http://tinyurl.com/KYrabVideo
Maryland video: http://tinyurl.com/MDrab
Michigan animation: http://tinyurl.com/MIrabVideo
Minnesota video: http://tinyurl.com/MNmultiRAB
Missouri video: http://tinyurl.com/MOrabVideo
New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/dot/media/video/d...roundabout.htm
New York: https://www.dot.ny.gov/main/roundabouts/guide-users
Ohio video: http://tinyurl.com/ohioDOTrab
Oregon: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Engineeri...undabouts.aspx
Pennsylvania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNXRlWgAVOg
Vermont: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8GnJRZoWE
Virginia: http://www.virginiadot.org/info/faq-roundabouts.asp
Washington video: http://tinyurl.com/WArabVideo
Wisconsin: http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/safety...uts/works.aspx

https://www.howstuffworks.com/videos...outs-video.htm

[ctreick]

where can i find the instructions for Roundabouts?

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by ctreick

where can i find the instructions for Roundabouts?

https://www.districtgov.org/communit...t-02-08-12.pdf

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by ctreick

where can i find the instructions for Roundabouts?

Look at post #2, 31,74.