Traffic circles aka; round-a-bouts

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As indicated in the above posted ICBC link, and this link http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/roundabouts/ you are only permitted to use your right turn signal, and only to indicate your exit point. Useing the left turn signal at anytime in a roundabout is wrong despite your good intentions.

ETA: unfortunately too many idiots fail to use the right hand turn signal to indicate their exit..
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I was on a roundabout in England, I can't remember exactly where that consisted of 5 small roundabouts connected by one large one. It wouldn't have been bad if I had known where I was going but it was fun especially going the wrong way on the wrong side of the street. The ones we have are certainly not difficult.
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Three-lane and five-lane roundabouts in the UAE can be rather daunting, considering the average Arab driver believes all lanes are their very own!!
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My wifes cousin from Scotland got on a large round-a-bout somewhere near London going the wrong way with a large truckload of peat-moss. He said he never saw so many flashing lights and heard so many horns. Somehow he got out of it without a mishap other than possibly a few soiled underwear in the crowd. Made me feel better. I always keep a Canadian flag in the window as a warning when I'm over there.
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I don't signal in the round-a-bouts because I can't since my signal doesn't work when my wheels are turned. Stupid Dodges.
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flamingfingers wrote:Three-lane and five-lane roundabouts in the UAE can be rather daunting, considering the average Arab driver believes all lanes are their very own!!


They do that here too...just watch any cab driver...lol
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