General Road and Highway Discussion

[KevinT]

The only close calls I've had at roundabouts have been when people don't signal, or don't use them properly (like the time I was in the inside lane turning left, and the car beside me decided it was doing a U-turn from the outside lane).

Once upon a time I recall the region's "how to use roundabouts" page saying that you should never be beside (or pass) another vehicle in a roundabout.  I keep that in my head, and speed up or slow down appropriately so that there is always a gap beside me regardless of which roundabout lane I'm in.  Even if some obliviot pulls a U-y or a left from the outer lane, it doesn't affect me in the inner one.  (Though I recently had to do a complete go-around because there was no way for me to make that space when a speeding outer laner pulled a left on me...)