Roundabouts are just too complicated for Floridians to grasp
To be fair, I hate full 2 lane roundabouts. The right lane should be for immediate turn-offs only. Luckily the roundabouts in my area are made so the right lane splits off and only go to the next turn-off.
Right lane for the first or second exits. Left lane for the second or third exit (or reverse direction). Works great, I used to drive through a big one on a highway and a little one in the main intersection in town all the time.
Oh, I fully understand. But if you getting on in the right lane going to the second exit, and some other car was ALREADY on in the second lane, there’s no way to know if you need to give right of way or if they’re about to continue to the next exit. Should I be breaking or not? Is this car about to veer in front of me?
It’s just much simpler if right lane was first exit only.
Traffic entering the roundabout yields to all traffic already in the roundabout.
I’m talking about after you’re already in the roundabout. When the right lane’s first and second exit matches the left lane’s second and third exit and thr right lane doesn’t know if the left lane is exiting or not.
Yeah, that can be a bit tricky, but in my experience people use their signals and drive defensively to allow people to exit. And because entering traffic yields to both lanes, there aren’t so many cars in the roundabout at the same time that it becomes a problem.
