Proper way to enter and exit a rotary?
 

What are the rules of driving to properly enter and exit a rotary or traffic circle. In the movie "European Vacation" Chevy Chase had a difficult time trying to exit. I believe one rule is never to try and exit from the inner lane! <BR>Gene

Gene, when did they release you from the home?

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Depends on how far around the rotary you are going, for one thing. Imagine a compass superimposed on the rotary so that you are entering it at "South." Also imagine that there are two lanes around the compass, inner and outer. <BR> <BR>If you want to leave it at "East" stay in the outer lane. Keep an eye out for those behind you who also want to leave at East. <BR> <BR>If you want to continue in your same general (Northward) direction to exit at North, head into the inner lane early allowing those behind you to exit at East, but move back out immediately after you pass the East exit. <BR> <BR>If you want to exit at West, in effect, making a left turn from your original direction, get into the inner lane and stay there 'til you pass North. <BR> <BR>If you want to exit at South, where you came in, aren't you glad you're in a rotary and can make a U-turn in such an exciting way? <BR> <BR>If there are more than two roads converging, obviously modify what you do but as a general rule wait to work into the outer lane until just before your exit. This means having an eagle eye for sign reading and knowing ahead of time what's likely to happen. This means reading maps. I know that some men find this irksome.

The proper way to enter and exit a rotary (as opposed to fixed-wing) is to duck your head and hold one hand over you hat. Haven't you ever watched M*A*S*H reruns?

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