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Xithras

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111. Depends. In California you actually are required to signal.

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 07:57 PM

Aug 2015

The law requires that you signal when exiting the roundabout.

My daughter learned this the hard way when some dumba** making a left turn in her roundabout decided to do it from the right lane. My daughter was in the left lane next to him and was driving straight through the roundabout, so he ran into her passenger door.

The police officers told the guy that he was at fault (turning in the wrong lane) and he had an absolute meltdown. A 16 year old girl, in a beat up old Jetta, just wrecked the front of his nearly new Camaro and HE was getting the ticket? Nosirreebob! Eventually, just to shut him up, the cop went looking to find something to cite her for. When he asked her whether she'd signaled her exit, she said no, and he cited her for failing to do so.

I was blown away when I found out. I've never signaled in a roundabout, and was taught that you didn't have to do so. SHE had been taught that you didn't have to do so. Apparently state law disagrees, and states that you're supposed to use your right signal when exiting the roundabout.

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Almost saw a person get "T-Boned" in their car for not knowing rules of the road. [View all] BlueJazz Aug 2015 OP

Your post confuses me Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #1

The OP must think that NASCAR races always have the left blinker on. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #59

That is how it is all over the world. Almost as bad as the drivers who barge into a circle yellowcanine Aug 2015 #83

+1. The people coming IN to the roundabout must yield to traffic IN the roundabout. MADem Aug 2015 #85

Not all circles work that way. Glassunion Aug 2015 #93

I've actually driven that circle. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #105

The Somerville circle is worse, even though they built an overpass right above it. Glassunion Aug 2015 #106

What Lee-Lee wrote TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #2

I'm thinking what the OP meant was Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #4

How do you turn left in a round-a-bout? I've never encountered petronius Aug 2015 #3

You don't need to use turn signals in a round a bout. Deadshot Aug 2015 #5

If you don't want to get hit in Florida..You Do. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #10

Depends. In California you actually are required to signal. Xithras Aug 2015 #111

It's not required in Minnesota. Deadshot Aug 2015 #112

I've tried imagining this driving on the right side of the road; I've tried magical thyme Aug 2015 #6

This is sort of how they're built here but only ONE lane. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #19

ok, so he entered slowly magical thyme Aug 2015 #21

Here, when you enter a round-a-bout and say you're going north but intend to exit the RAB to go.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #27

the first roundabout I ever drove in was fresh out of college magical thyme Aug 2015 #49

Then she would be wrong. Drahthaardogs Aug 2015 #47

you also have to go the speed limit... magical thyme Aug 2015 #50

If he hadn't got to the broken white lines, he hadn't yet entered the roundabout muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #26

I'll clear it up.....The Guy coming from the opposite direction entered the circle slightly before.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #7

So she passed him in the RAB (when they were both circulating CCW) and petronius Aug 2015 #11

Are you sure he entered before her? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #12

These on Palmer ave are narrow round-a-bouts..One lane. I always look HARD at the RAB... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #14

I would think she would have had to go at least 5 times his distance to be hit in the side muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #15

He (apparently) saw her coming. I would have probably nailed her. Also...there a sorta' entrance to BlueJazz Aug 2015 #17

Applying the equivalent British rules, he was at fault, but she ought to have signalled too muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #8

read # 7 BlueJazz Aug 2015 #9

I understand what you mean. (I'm Australian) These here in some parts of Sarasota are a small lane.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #16

It doesn't matter if she's going straight kcr Aug 2015 #18

OK...I ..I repeat..I saw him enter the RAB...slowly. She wasn't paying attention except to go much.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #23

It doesn't matter how slowly he entered if she was already in it. kcr Aug 2015 #24

HE was entering slightly before her. As I said in another answer, I hope she rots in hell! BlueJazz Aug 2015 #29

Send her to this thread kcr Aug 2015 #30

LOL! I've been driving in them for years, now I'm getting confused. RKP5637 Aug 2015 #41

Yes. Drahthaardogs Aug 2015 #48

In fact, this is the entire concept of a RAB: people outside yield to those in. No turn signal Romulox Aug 2015 #77

I'm pretty sure you don't signal when entering roundabouts... beevul Aug 2015 #13

Yes But..She IS making a left turn. The only difference is there is a round fairly small concrete BlueJazz Aug 2015 #20

There is NO left turn. You turn right to enter and exit. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #58

Exactly. No signal means you are not exiting. Entering cars yield, whether they are yellowcanine Aug 2015 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #22

That's actually not true - it was invented to make someone rich REP Aug 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #34

"baby in the car in the event of a horrible accident" After all this I hate her and the Baby too. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #32

See post 31 - they were invented to make someone rich and to chide others to drive carefully REP Aug 2015 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #38

Once my cat was sitting on a friend's back trunk with a"baby on Board" sign tblue37 Aug 2015 #52

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Thanks, I didn't realize that. nt raccoon Aug 2015 #84

IMPORTANT!!!! alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #25

How does one maneuver this Roundabout? Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #28

Some people are idiots on round-a-bouts. I see some slam the pedal to the floor RKP5637 Aug 2015 #33

After going through this self-thread for about 45 minutes.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #39

Same here when in England and Bermuda. I tend to forget and drift to the other lane, but RKP5637 Aug 2015 #40

I see those "Baby on Board" signs as "Warning: Expect Terrible Driving" REP Aug 2015 #35

I think the engineer who designed round-a-bouts was on acid! B Calm Aug 2015 #37

People who don't yield on left turns drive me batshit crazy Initech Aug 2015 #42

Wow..I understand. My favorite (Ahhhgg) left turn scenario is when there's a green light... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #44

What do roundabouts accomplish that regular intersections don't? brush Aug 2015 #43

With moderate traffic levels, they are very efficient muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #45

Several things. Glassunion Aug 2015 #96

Thank you. Good info. nt brush Aug 2015 #98

I hate when people who are in the wrong get righteously angry Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #46

K & R... dhill926 Aug 2015 #51

can you list the intersection so we can look at it on google maps? Takket Aug 2015 #53

"you are probably dealing with a much smaller one." BlueJazz Aug 2015 #55

. Orrex Aug 2015 #65

I wasn't talking about the road. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #67

You never use a left signal. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #57

Thanks for this post. I suspect the OP is pulling our legs, since he seems so confused... nt Romulox Aug 2015 #75

Are you accounting for the coraolis effect? Orrex Aug 2015 #103

The Coriolis effect from earth's rotation only is noticeble over long distances. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #104

Your post makes no sense. Traffic entering the circle has to yield to traffic in the circle. NutmegYankee Aug 2015 #56

He was an old guy driving slow. She took the curve fast. The rest is in the thread. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #66

Well, the slang term for roundabout is suicide circles. kwassa Aug 2015 #60

I drive a lot. I don't think you have to signal leftyladyfrommo Aug 2015 #61

In Britain, you should signal approaching the roundabout if going most of the way round it muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #70

Thank you. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2015 #97

What the article describes is signaling a lane change Ms. Toad Aug 2015 #109

No, it is about signalling before you enter the roundabout muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #110

We have a roundabout a couple of miles away and almost every day I see a maniac Vinca Aug 2015 #62

Roundabouts should be banned worldwide... they slow traffic and are really dangerous... JCMach1 Aug 2015 #63

They're a real pain in the ass for an 18 wheel truck! B Calm Aug 2015 #92

No kidding, they would get gridlocked in some of Dubai's industrial areas! JCMach1 Aug 2015 #99

They are all over Mauritius, since their road system was developed under British rule CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #64

American drivers are by and large idiots. They speed, don't signal, tailgate mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #68

Here is what the actual stats say, go drive in Venezuela :) snooper2 Aug 2015 #69

Your point? mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #71

WORLD'S ANGRIEST DRIVER snooper2 Aug 2015 #72

She's funny. mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #76

In this case the person not knowing the rules says he is from Australia. nt Romulox Aug 2015 #74

1) You don't signal when using a roundabout; 2) Traffic in the roundabout has the R.O.W. Romulox Aug 2015 #73

You better signal in this town. Sarasota is filled full of Elderly drivers who assume everything. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #78

No. There are no special rules "in this town". You are just wrong on this one. Romulox Aug 2015 #81

I should have said....Also, the guy had the r.o.w. cause he was first into the round a bout. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #86

You are 100% wrong. So go ahead and appeal to the (made up) rules "in these retirement communities". Romulox Aug 2015 #90

"You are 100% wrong." BlueJazz Aug 2015 #94

The way you described it sounds like guy entering circle was at fault. yellowcanine Aug 2015 #79

What country are you in? PersonNumber503602 Aug 2015 #80

Sarasota, Florida. Land of the Slooow drivers. He was in the round-a-bout first. (Not by much..but BlueJazz Aug 2015 #82

You are really confusing. If he "almost T boned her" she had to be in the circle first. yellowcanine Aug 2015 #89

He's pulling our legs. He admits he's making this all up, upthread. nt Romulox Aug 2015 #91

From the Florida Driver handbook mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #88

He was slightly in the rab first.. going slow. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #95

You have to yield to any vehicle to your left... even if they cut you off at the last second JCMach1 Aug 2015 #100

Missouri is going hog wild putting these LSD roundabouts in. B Calm Aug 2015 #101

Despite the greater safety and efficiency documented in reply #96? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #102

I call bs on those studies... It can only be true in extremely low JCMach1 Aug 2015 #107

In what way are you saying UK drivers are 'nothing like American drivers'? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #108