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> I will pass two exits and leave through the third. When I exit, someone from the second exit could be in the lane next to me, going to the road I came from. I

> I will pass two exits and leave through the third. When I exit, someone from the second exit could be in the lane next to me, going to the road I came from. I have to yield. No, they have to yield to YOU because you're already in the roundabout. It's hard to believe, but trust me, this is just how it works and all of the links I've posted agree. The reason why it works is because when you're in the situation you describe, for the person entering at the second exit to be a factor, they would have to be entering as you're already alongside the second exit and in the process of exiting at the third. So they need to be yielding to you as they will be crossing your lane. Part of waiting for the gap is waiting for the exiting traffic to clear. Not for only YOUR lane to be empty.

sfn42 3y ago
I can't see any links you've posted that agree with what you're saying. I only checked a couple, you said all of them so I figure thats good enough.
- peeters 3y ago
  Apologies, I mistook some of the ones I responded to with being ones I posted. Here's a video from Minnesota timestamped to them talking about exactly this scenario in detail. Namely, yielding to all lanes of cross traffic: https://youtu.be/CEhNboz5GPk?si=LxdVQZx0MHrYhl8w&t=196 https://youtu.be/CEhNboz5GPk?si=LxdVQZx0MHrYhl8w&t=196 > With multi-lane roundabouts, it is important to stop for vehicles in all lanes of traffic. Wait until there is a gap in all lanes of traffic and then enter slowly. Never try to enter alongside cross traffic or assume any driver's intended path. One of of the most common mistakes people make when entering a roundabout is failing to yield to all lanes of traffic. Yield doesn't mean just slow down or merge. Yield means that you must wait until all traffic in the roundabout has cleared before proceeding. Make sure that no one is in either lane of the roundabout and then proceed. The video also has a good overhead view that is better than most at showing the scale of the roundabout. The important thing to note here is that to enter the roundabout, you have to cross the lanes that are exiting, not merge into them. So you are yielding to all exiting lanes.

sfn42 3y ago

I can't see any links you've posted that agree with what you're saying. I only checked a couple, you said all of them so I figure thats good enough.

peeters 3y ago
Apologies, I mistook some of the ones I responded to with being ones I posted. Here's a video from Minnesota timestamped to them talking about exactly this scenario in detail. Namely, yielding to all lanes of cross traffic: https://youtu.be/CEhNboz5GPk?si=LxdVQZx0MHrYhl8w&t=196 https://youtu.be/CEhNboz5GPk?si=LxdVQZx0MHrYhl8w&t=196 > With multi-lane roundabouts, it is important to stop for vehicles in all lanes of traffic. Wait until there is a gap in all lanes of traffic and then enter slowly. Never try to enter alongside cross traffic or assume any driver's intended path. One of of the most common mistakes people make when entering a roundabout is failing to yield to all lanes of traffic. Yield doesn't mean just slow down or merge. Yield means that you must wait until all traffic in the roundabout has cleared before proceeding. Make sure that no one is in either lane of the roundabout and then proceed. The video also has a good overhead view that is better than most at showing the scale of the roundabout. The important thing to note here is that to enter the roundabout, you have to cross the lanes that are exiting, not merge into them. So you are yielding to all exiting lanes.