[CybrSage]

Originally Posted by BPRICE1234

Being fairly new, I didn't know that turnabouts are the perfect place to attempt to pass someone. Entering the turnabout at 25mph wasn't fast enough for the old brown Lexus so he decided to try and pass. Now, I see why road rage is all the rage in TV. IMHO.

Would you be this angry if the Lexus was White instead of being Brown?
Asking for a friend.

[MicRoDrafting]

I will forever Blame the
“Fast and Furious” franchise for
Extreme Increase in Road Rage.

Primarily, the Excessive Speeding,
Tailgating, and Ridiculous Zigzagging
by the fellas in Souped Up Little Go-Cart Vehicles with the Overbearing Loud Mufflers - that actually help us acknowledge their [dangerous] presence on the roads.

THINKING;
where else would these folks get the Crazy idea that driving Extremely Erratically on the Roadways like they are in some sort of Action Movie come from ??

[Decadeofdave]

I love the people that honk when it wasn't even close.
Fake outrage!

[Regorp]

Originally Posted by BPRICE1234

Being fairly new, I didn't know that turnabouts are the perfect place to attempt to pass someone. Entering the turnabout at 25mph wasn't fast enough for the old brown Lexus so he decided to try and pass. Now, I see why road rage is all the rage in TV. IMHO.

Signal lights are in the vehicle for a reason - USE THEM!!

[Peachbelle]

If you notice before you enter a roundabout there is a diagram street sign on what to do. Let's review; if you enter from the right lane you can ONLY take the 1 or 2nd exit! NOT THE 3RD! If you take the 3rd exit and cause an accident its YOUR FAULT!
To use the 3RD EXIT YOU MUST ENTER FROM THE LEFT LANE! LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM BEFORE ENTERING PEOPLE IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OBEY TRAFFIC SIGNS OR YOU WILL BE AT FAULT!

[nn0wheremann]

Never pass or overtake anyone in a roundabout. The vehicle ahead of you has full unfettered right of way to do anything, or turn in any direction. Also, that speed limit of 20 mph is there for a reason. You cannot see around the island, and there may be men working around the bend. Hit one, and you might spend the rest of your life seeing him on a billboard lawyer’s advertising, while you serve your sentence for vehicular homicide .

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann

Never pass or overtake anyone in a roundabout. The vehicle ahead of you has full unfettered right of way to do anything, or turn in any direction. Also, that speed limit of 20 mph is there for a reason. You cannot see around the island, and there may be men working around the bend. Hit one, and you might spend the rest of your life seeing him on a billboard lawyer’s advertising, while you serve your sentence for vehicular homicide .

A bit extreme, don't you think?

The vehicle ahead of you DOES NOT have full, unfettered right of way to do anything, or turn in any direction. Some believe they do but they are wrong.

Notwithstanding the number and length of these threads, the rules of the roundabouts are very simple and are marked at every entrance to every roundabout in the Villages. Learn them, follow them, have a safe drive.

I have never seen workers in a roundabout without a plethora of orange cones and signs and usually a truck. If you are so distracted that you don't see all of that then an admonishment here on ToTV is not going to help.

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by BPRICE1234

Being fairly new, I didn't know that turnabouts are the perfect place to attempt to pass someone. Entering the turnabout at 25mph wasn't fast enough for the old brown Lexus so he decided to try and pass. Now, I see why road rage is all the rage in TV. IMHO.

It gets better starting in April.

[georgefloto]

Totally agree

[Tyson]

Since your new, DONT EVER GO AROUND A ROUNDABOUT FROM THE RIGHT LANE. Say that 20 times.

[Arctic Fox]

Negotiating a roundabout is something to be taken considerately and responsibly.

While we may be fully cognisant of how to do so, many others are not.

We may find another roundabout-user going slow annoying, but is it really worth risking an accident to save a few seconds?

A roundabout is one place where we should definitely "go with the flow".

[FredMitchell]

My thought was that the initial post was satirical. But, I also thought that someone that clever would not write "try to...", not "try and...". I am still leaning toward satire.

Does anyone else think it was satirical?

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by FredMitchell

My thought was that the initial post was satirical. But, I also thought that someone that clever would not write "try to...", not "try and...". I am still leaning toward satire.

Does anyone else think it was satirical?

No.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

98% agree with you. However---ever come up on someone going 3 mph in a RB??? How about the idiots who come to a complete stop??? I will find a way to SAFELY pass them, RB or elsewhere. Yes, I might even cross a solid white line in a RB to do so---too effing bad.

I don't know about 3 mph, but I have seen slow and stopped. There is usually a good reason for it that I can't see from my vantage point. Usually, they are driving as needed to avoid an accident. Caution! SAFETY FIRST!

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

Negotiating a roundabout is something to be taken considerately and responsibly.

While we may be fully cognisant of how to do so, many others are not.

We may find another roundabout-user going slow annoying, but is it really worth risking an accident to save a few seconds?

A roundabout is one place where we should definitely "go with the flow".

Very well stated.