Happy Tuesday Everyone!

[CanyonSS]

Originally Posted by ZED SLED

Lol good one man

[Cyber10]

Originally Posted by Junior

Roundabouts (single lane) are nothing new and should be focused on more in driving schools and tests. Traffic circles are used all over the world to mitigate traffic, accidents, and keep the flow. Roundabouts are actually proven to be safer than intersections. It's just amazing how many drivers don't know how they work. It's also amazing how many drivers don't look at the traffic signs that detail what lane is for what action when approaching a traffic circle. It's a shame really. Europeans dance around their massive traffic circles as if it were the waltz at a black tie affair. In contrast we Americans seem to look more like mating bees in a frenzy.

This is actually a double lane roundabout, the single lane roads split into two lanes(left lane = turn left around the circle or go straight, right lane = go straight or turn right) and then merge back into one after you exit the roundabout.

I've personally never had a problem with any roundabout including this one, the only reason I couldn't react in time to try to avoid her is because it looked like she was pulling out to make a right turn and then merge into my lane after the circle. By the time I realized she was actually entering the roundabout instead of turning I wasn't even a car length away from her and the gap closed extremely fast as she began veering left to go around the circle and I was already in a left turn around the circle.

Originally Posted by ron123

Lucky the officer was right on the scene.
Did she get a ticket for failure to yield?
Since there is impact to the tire/wheel ... good to make sure no possible damage to strut and control arm. Alignment should also be checked.
Are you going to be present after they pull off the fender, bumper cover, and hood to inspect the strut tower, metal radiator support, bumper beam areas?
Was it a glancing hit and cars kept going or did the collision cause fairly sudden stop? Just in case, maybe not open the passenger door in case the fender moved back, so door edge margin does not get scraped.
Ron

I have no clue what happened with her, I believe she left with the ambulance which was there surprisingly fast(maybe 2 minutes) but I disregarded her for the most part after she shot me that nasty look when I went to ask her if she needed medical attention while she was still in her car. No clue where she went whether it was ambulance or police, no clue if she was ticketed for anything, all I know is the tow guy looked annoyed when he discovered she wasn't around.

The car feels and sounds fine so I'm driving it sparingly, we'll find out more about the suspension when we get the car torn apart.

The shop I work for is actually going to do the repairs so I'll be there for everything.

She glanced off of my car and shot off into the median, the damage really isn't bad compared to what could have been damaged if I had hit her completely perpendicular or if I would have tagged her a few inches further back on my fender. Again there could be other things busted inside but I won't know until Monday most likely. Passenger door is fine, the fender did move but it moved only upward and downward. Near the door the top of the panel dipped down due to the front of the fender being pushed up. Same things basically with the bumper.

The biggest pain I think is going to be figuring out how to put my halos into a new headlight. That was already done when I bought the car so no clue what I need to do other than pop the lens off and put the LED strip in, don't even know the brand.