THE
THE ROAD
THE ROAD ALONG WITH PHOTOJOURNALIST EMILY TO GIG
HARBOR IN SEARCH OF THESE
COMPLICATED BEASTS.
COMPLICATED BEASTS. >> WHOA WHOA, WHAT IS HAPPENING
HERE?
HERE?
HERE? >>
HERE? >> Reporter: THEY CAN REALLY
SNEAK UP ON YOU.
>> ROUNDABOUT.
>> ROUNDABOUT. >> WAIT, WAIT, I DIDN'T THINK IT
WAS HAPPENING RIGHT AWAY.
>> YOU CAN BE IN EITHER LANE.
OH, EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE.
>> WAIT, ARE THERE TWO LANES?
>> THIS ONE HAS TWO JUST WHERE
YOU'RE ENTERING.
YOU'RE ENTERING. >> Reporter: SO FOR THE SAKE OF
THIS STORY AND THE SAFETY OF MY
PASSENGERS, I NEEDED TO TAKE A
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. >> OKAY WAIT.
I NEED TO RESET.
I'M VERY CONFUSED.
OKAY, WAIT.
OKAY, WAIT. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS?
THIS LEADS US INTO ROUND AN
ABOUT RULE NUMBER ONE, AVOID
THIS STRESS BY PAYING ATTENTION
TO SIGNS.
TO SIGNS.
TO SIGNS. THERE ARE SEVERAL AS YOU
APPROACH A ROUNDABOUT DETAILING
WHERE TO EXIT TO GET WHERE YOU
NEED TO GO.
>> HERE'S YOUR SIGN.
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
SO IF WE WANT TO GO ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE BACK.
>> I HAVE BETWEEN THIS MOMENT
AND THIS MOMENT TO DECIDE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME.
I DISAGREE.
I DISAGREE. I DISAGREE WITH WHOEVER CHOSE
THAT SIGN THERE.
>> Reporter: DISAGREE ALL YOU
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. YOU
WANT. YOU STILL NEED TO KNOW
ROUNDABOUT RULE NUMBER TWO, HOW
TO PROPERLY GET INTO ONE.
HINT, YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT
OF WAY.
OF WAY.
OF WAY. >> WHY IS THIS CAR STOPPED?
>> BECAUSE IT IS PROPERLY
YIELDING TO TRAFFIC THAT IS
ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN THE
ROUNDABOUT, WHICH IS YOUR JOB AS
A DRIVER ENTERING A ROUNDABOUT.
YOU HAVE TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC
THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
SAME RULES AS MERGING.
>> Reporter: SO IT'S LIKE DOUBLE
DUTCH.
DUTCH.
DUTCH. THE CARS IN THE ROUNDABOUT ARE
THE ROPES THAT ARE ALREADY
MOVING, AND IT'S UP TO YOU TO
TIME YOUR ENTRANCE SAFELY.
>> COME ON IN, VOLVO.
NOW, I TECHNICALLY HAD TO STOP.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T STOP, I HAD TO
TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE
ACCELERATOR.
ACCELERATOR. >> THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE
WAITED A LITTLE BIT.
>> THANK YOU.
VALIDATE ME.
VALIDATE ME. WHAT?
WHAT?
WHAT? REALLY?
REALLY?
REALLY? >> NO, SHE WAS OKAY.
>> SO YOU CAN JUST --
>> WELL, YEAH.
>> Reporter: ROUNDABOUT RULE
NUMBER THREE IS AN ANSWER TO A
QUESTION WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. SHOULD YOU USE YOUR BLINKER?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
YOU'RE REQUIRED TO USE YOUR TURN
SIGNAL FOR A MINIMUM OF 100 FEET
BEFORE CHANGING LANES OR
TURNING, AND ROUNDABOUTS AREN'T
BIG ENOUGH.
BIG ENOUGH. BUT IT'S STILL COURTEOUS.
>> NOW, I HAVE TO --
>> THAT'S WHY I SAY TURN SIGNAL
IS A COURTESY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> BUT IT'S LEGALLY NOT REQUIRED
TO.
TO.
TO. >>
TO. >> Reporter: ROUNDABOUT RULE
NUMBER FOUR, HOW DO YOU GET OUT
OF THESE THINGS?
MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT
LANE.
LANE.
LANE. IF
LANE. IF YOU PAID ATTENTION TO THE
SIGNS BEFORE YOU GOT INTO THE
ROUNDABOUT, YOU SHOULD KNOW
WHICH LANE YOU NEED TO BE IN BY
WHEN.
WHEN.
WHEN. JUST LOOK AT THE LINES TO SEE
WHEN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO CHANGE
LANES TO GET THERE.
>> BEFORE YOU PULL OUT THERE'S
-- SEE HOW THERE'S A SOLID LINE
OVER THERE AND A DOTTED LINE
OVER THERE.
OVER THERE. THIS IS TELLING YOU FROM WHERE
YOU ARE YOU CAN EXIT INTO THE
INNER CIRCLE AS LONG AS TRAFFIC
IS CLEAR.
IS CLEAR.
IS CLEAR. BECAUSE IT'S A DOTTED LINE.
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. >> Reporter: AND IF YOU MISS
YOUR EXIT?
YOUR EXIT? KEEP MOVING NICE AND SLOWLY
UNTIL YOU FIND IT AND CAN GET
INTO THE RIGHT LANE.
>> IT -- THANK YOU, MA'AM.
OR JUST NEVER GET OUT.
>> I'D LIKE TO STAY HERE FOR A
WHILE.
WHILE.
WHILE. FEEL COMFORTABLE HERE.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. I'M
OKAY. I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP TURNING
AROUND AND AROUND.
>> COUPLE BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> REMEMBER WHAT THE POINT OF
THE ROUNDABOUT IS AND THAT WILL
HELP YOU NAVIGATE.
IT'S THERE TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN
IN A SAFE WAY INSTEAD OF MAKING
EVERYONE COME TO A STOP THE WAY
IT WOULD IF IT WERE A SIGNALLED
INTERSECTION.
INTERSECTION. THEY'VE BEEN KNOWN TO REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF COLLISIONS, NOT
FRUSTRATIONS.
FRUSTRATIONS. TROOPER BATISTE SAID IT IS
CONFUSING.
CONFUSING. THESE SIGNS CAN BE CONFUSING,
WHICH IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO
LOOK FOR THEM AND IF YOU'RE
USING NAVIGATION PAY ATTENTION
TO WHAT THE NAVIGATION IS
TELLING YOU.
TELLING YOU. USUALLY IT WILL TELL YOU WHERE
TO EXIT IN THE