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Police need to sit here for a few days and observe how many people don't know how to use these things. I have been run of the road on a number of occasions because drivers don't know how to use these round abouts, and the high students don't pay attenetion to the signs either.
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frequent commuter (Guest)
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Lori (Guest)
Cautious movement of traffic at a slower speed does keep the area free from accidents. You will get where you need to be at a safer intersection.
By the way, I lived out west in Las Vegas for a few years, they allow U turns at posted intersections. Try doing that here, and you could get yourself killed. It is up to the driver to educate themselves of the proper use of these intersections. Just like the round abouts.
Lady Driver from the Clem (Guest)
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Lucky (Guest)
Know the direction you want to go, before you get to the roundabout.
Then get in the appropriate lane. Prior to reaching the roundabout.
Yield to on coming traffic. When traffic clears it's your turn, GO!
If you get through without any scrapes or dents! You did good!
All you have to do to create an idiot on the road add traffic.
kathyb (Guest)
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brown292bare (Registered User)
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Melanie (Guest)
I think their should be tv commercials out their showing people "How to use Roundabouts" especially 19 mile and Romeo Plank since their are two back to back. ALSO any other Driving Tips and reminders could be useful On a TV commercial
mdb (Guest)
Are we really that dull to the point where education is needed on how to maneuver around a roundabout? It takes longer for me to figure out what greeting card to purchase. It's not that hard, Macomb County - it's a big circle. That's it. If you're approaching the big circle, pay attention to the signage before the big circle to see what lane you should be in to access your desired road. If you missed/ignored the right turn only lane that bypasses most of the big circle, don't get into another lane only to cut off traffic that waited in line to turn right. Remember - a lot of drivers these days have CCWs and short tempers; I'm not risking it. Once you get to the big circle, if there are other people driving on the big circle before you, you yield for them first. If the coast is clear you then proceed into the big circle, making sure to stay in the lane the signs you probably ignored before the big circle approached designated you to be in. Once on the big circle, notice that there are no stoplights, stop signs or yield signs. The signs are absent for a reason - don't stop or yield until OUT of the big circle. You exit the big circle by turning right onto the desired road.
That's it. We need manuals for that?! Let me know if you do - apart from that I also can write other manuals you'll need, like tying your shoes and wiping after bathroom usage.
I like the suggestion of using turn signals - what direction could you possibly be going besides right? Even though the car does turn left in the circle, all entrances and exits require right turns, therefore you are constantly heading right. Rule of thumb - if you need a turn signal to figure out directions on a roundabout, avoid the roundabout. Heck, avoid driving altogether. Take the bus.
brown292bare (Guest)
me again... (Guest)
mdb....that is funny...
yes, its a big circle and you merge in and out. simple as that. if its really bad during rush hour and it confuses you....go there when its slow or traffic is non existent 8 am on saturday morning or something and look at the arrows on the ground. seriously, that might help. the other day i approached the round about with a elderly lady in front of me on 19 mile....she stopped at the YIELD sign and waited for the person who approached the YIELD sign at romeo plank...before she would go, she let him pass! ugh! its NOT a 4 way stop! so annoying. yep, its a big circle and you merge in and out, if you can't determine if you can merge in and out based on the relatively low speed the other motorists are approching the BIG circle - well HOW do you merge in and out of traffic EVER? that requires a little bit of merge speed/timing ABILITY! apply it HERE!
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Jim in Clinton Township (Guest)
A "YIELD" sign means yield to the other driver. This means you don't always HAVE to stop, BUT you MAY have to stop.
Coming to a stop may not always be necessary, but it is part of the YIELD if necessary.
A YIELD sign DOES NOT mean "NEVER STOP"!
And anyone behind me who wants to ride my a$$ better be ready to pay my deductible when he/she runs into me. It will not be my fault.
Rachel (Guest)
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Admittedly I never drive these when the HS gets out; however most of the time these roundabouts work very well. The biggest problem that I have ever seen are the people who insist on stopping before they enter, or worse the people who stop in the roundabout! There are occasionally problems with those who don't practice proper lane discipline as marked in the roundabout--but it's pretty rare. Also a few people who just pile into the roundabout without yielding to those already in it -- again pretty rare. When people are using it properly, it works much better than any stop sign or traffic signal intersection both in terms of orderliness and efficiency of traffic handling.
The road commissions have more than done their part in attempting to educate people how to properly use the roundabouts. Macomb County's information on it can be acccessed from:
http://www.rcmcweb.org/viewpage/?pagename=departmentstraffic
I used to live in Ann Arbor where they issued plenty of good information about using them also:
http://www.wcroads.org/Roads/Roundabouts/Navigation
Parents, please have your kids review this information, and ride with them while they negotiate them well at least a half dozen times before letting them drive alone.
This issue should be CLOSED because it is NOT a problem.
Reopened Fed Up (Registered User)
To put two right together on Romeo Plank is insanity.
AND NO ONE GOES THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT...This isnt a race.
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CLconcerned (Guest)
No one drives the posted speeds
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hourthyme (Guest)
I've seen trucks use it for the school and that other building east of that location...among other locations but it must be a figment of my imagination...
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