Quote Originally Posted by rezman View Post
I was in that circle on my motorcycle with my daughter, traveling from southbound Walker to eastbound 10th and was almost taken down by a northbound driver who thought he didn't have to stop and let me pass, even though we made eye to eye contact. Contrary to the belief that traffic doesn't have to stop at traffic circles, ... in the event where someone is coming around the circle as you are trying to enter, you DO have to stop.
Rezman,
I don't know who said you don't have to stop, but I didn't say that. I have stopped many times in the U. K. The point is, there is generally a smooth flow of traffic. In the U. K. they have rules/laws (not sure if it is law) that are followed by the drivers, you don't drive in the outside lane (in a multi-lane roundabout), you move into it when you are approaching your exit. And another nice thing about roundabouts is if you miss your exit due to heavy traffic or you just blew it, you travel around the roundabout one more time (usually no more than a few seconds) and give it another shot and if your just not sure which exit you want to take, drive around it (in the inside lane) all day till you make a decision. That's perfectly legal. By the way, I wonder if your problem had to do with the driver not knowing the law or was he just one of those that ignores motorcycles?
C. T.