What are forums supposed to be for - telling each other to “Google it!” when someone has a problem to solve or asks a question? That’s so Facebook, lol!
At least two of us on here realize that forums are supposed to be for learning from fellow members, asking questions, and sharing knowledge.
Correct, however the vehicle represented by the blue arrow should have moved to the outside lane as soon as the Wickham exit was passed.
There’s no confusion to be had. The “rules” are painfully simple. You yield to your left.
That’s it! One rule. Never changes.
Huh, When do people “yield to the left”? Why move left if your exit is on the right? Or are you stating traffic within the circle must move to the inner circle?
Perhaps this one rule should be made a bit clearer to avoid what obviously the reason for this topic.
Yield to TRAFFIC to the left
That’s all you have to know to be safe on round-a-bouts.
Yup, like I said on the small one laner here with five exits, ya never know if the guy is coming around to the exit ahead of me or will take the exit before me. Yielding just means stopping before entering the circle waiting to see what he does. If I proceed and am wrong, I’ll get the horn. Might as well just put stop signs up. I really think DOT is just trying to spend all the money or stay in the news. Used to be they were never in the news. Now there is an article every other day with their chests puffed up (or maybe not, but that’s another story).
We have a few of those too. The super-brains at DOT decided to put a huge sign in the middle blocking view of cars entering.
They still get a good laugh at the coffeemaker when they talk about it. 
Black vehicle is at fault since this accident did not happen in the USA.
US roundabouts would have lane markers guiding the traffic in the outer lane to exit, and staying in would be considered a lane change where the vehicle must yield.
But I’m more upset about the yellow flashing arrow that many traffic lights are now doing across the USA. The specific issue is that after the flashing yellow arrow ends, it changes to a solid yellow arrow for a couple seconds before changing to a red arrow. In the past a solid yellow arrow always followed a solid green arrow, and indicated a protected left turn. Now it has two meanings.
Around here in western ny they have put ion a lot of roundabouts to replace 4 way stop signs. They are single lane and very tight with every entrance having a yield sign making it evident that you have to yield to traffic on the circle from your left. In light traffic you usually do not have to stop.
Since I have been retired, there is no reason for me to be out at peak traffic times.
Call it morning driving through the sound
And in and out the valleyyyyy…!
I just had to.
I live in a resort (vacation) area and we have had those for 15 or 20 years. The locals know what they mean and how they work. The fun begins when the tourists show up (May to Sept).
The yellow arrow changes from flashing to solid (for just a second or two). The oncoming traffic is getting their red so you (the turning car) can sneak through BUT you have to make sure nobody runs their red light. The tourists stare as the arrow goes from steady yellow to red and all the locals behind are ■■■■■■ because they get to wait longer! Fun!
locals behind are sqrood..!
Our flashing left turn arrows vary, the only real problem, numerous intersections that should have them do not. Very frustrating sitting at a red arrow with no oncoming traffic. There are several intersections where I go straight then do a u-turn to avoid waiting for a green arrow.
A problem encountered at traffic circles is failure of drivers to exit when in a mandatory exit lane. Similar to controlled intersections where there is a mandatory left turn lane and a second left turn lane. I have been nearly hit by drivers in the mandatory left trying to come into my lane during the turn.
Lets see if I can show you the word that was “blocked”: p-i-s-s-e-d
Edit: Loophole!
Don’t believe drivers in circle must yield to entering drivers. Where is this backwards town? I want to see sign saying this.
For years, NY State law was that traffic entering the circle had to yield to traffic on the circle and Buffalo had a local law that said that traffic entering the circle had the right of way. I don’t remember when it changed but all the suburbs followed the state law and the city followed it’s own.
In 1972 when NY’ vehicle and traffic code was revised, they accidentally left out the section requiring tractors traveling without trailers to have mud flaps on the rear tires and until it was corrected you could go down a wet road throwing rooster tails of waster in the rain blinding people behind you. As a matter of fact, you had no choice because your company would not provide them until the law required the again.
That isn’t a roundabout but a traffic circle, as @Nevada_545 pointed out.
I worked with a guy that owned a HUMMER H1. He was driving to work on a highway when a police officer decided to pull him over. My friend pulled onto the shoulder in a particularly slushy area and threw a huge rooster tail onto the cop’s windshield (on purpose). Needless to say, the cop was not pleased when he got to the H1’s window, my buddy laughed and talked his way out of any issues the cop had. My friend was a wild man on the road, and raced motocross for Honda until he dropped the bike during a road race and hurt his back. Ironically, this crazy guy was the chief safety officer on the satellite we worked on.
A do as I say not as I do kinda guy I guess… 