OK so this is a big argument right now between my wife and I, who have both been driving for 26 years, so we ain't newbies, ha. But for whatever reason, I just recently noticed her approach to roundabouts or "circles" is completely different from mine. Here's why. When she is approaching one, if she can clearly see that there is no cars actually "IN" the roundabout, she rolls right into the circle without doing any kind if yielding whatsoever. She say if there are no cars coming from her left, then she does not need to yield, regardless of whether or not there may be cars to the right of her, waiting to enter the circle. Me? I always yield automatically, no matter what, when I can see that there are other cars to the left and to the right waiting to enter the circle. I yield/pause and allow those cars to enter first, meaning the ones at other entry points, waiting to enter, who were clearly there before me. Of course I'm only talking entry points to the left and to the right. If it's the entry point OPPOSITE me, there is a good chance I can't even see them, esp. if there's an island with landscaping etc. But yeah, if I describe myself as entering the clock at the 6, and a car is at 9 first, "OR" the 3 first, I'm yielding to them. My wife is "only" yielding to cars that are already in the circle. Hope that makes sense.
Google is a bit unclear but for the most part, seems to side with my wife. Who is right?
Google is a bit unclear but for the most part, seems to side with my wife. Who is right?