How to navigate city roundabouts
especially at roundabouts, the traffic will flow much better because other drivers can move safely as they know where you are going. If you change lane, roundabout or not, indicate!
JACK HENDERSON
I indicate properly, partly from selfish motives, I don’t want to be at fault if there is a ding. I also keep my eye on people behaving randomly. Some people simply shouldn’t be on the road. There should never be a problem if people are prepared to be patient.
DOUG MATHEWS
Urging people to have more respect does nothing, driver understanding of the rules needs to be improved. Those people who don’t respect other drivers probably never will, but if they know the rules perhaps they will behave better by default. Knowing who has right of way, how and when to indicate, and which lane to use seems to be poorly understood even allowing for people who break the rules on purpose. Also one timid unsure driver in busy traffic can cause chaos.
VALERIE MALCOLM
I find a lot of people do not even indicate when entering or coming off a roundabout all the time. I have seen people in near accidents and there are times I will avoid going through a roundabout at certain times due to heavy traffic. The roundabout near the courthouse is a nightmare to go through. A lot will still sit in the keep clear area and block traffic. I live near it and hate going through it in the evenings and afternoons around 3pm. That huge tree does not help with visibility at all.