Cyclist knocked down in Waterkloof

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It's not heard bat, it's what is currently being done in Sandton/Illovo area.  I know it's a load of crap, but taxis, 4x4 and GLV (German Luxuxry Vehicles) have sworn at me because that's the way it "works".

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Small circles are "mis hopies".

[Spinnekop]

Small circles are "mis hopies".

 

So you are a small circle?

[nochain]

Traffic circle is easy.

 

Just like shaunh said.  "Vehicles must yield to the right at all times".  This is in the rules of the road that you have to know when doing your licence!!!!!

 

But.

 

You get a "smaller sircle" where it is treated as a "toegee" (English??) sign.  First come' date=' first serve.

 

Question now is what is a "small" sirkel and what is a "big" sirkel.

 

But the accident in question was rather a case of the cyclist being knocked off IN the sirkel......Sad.

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Spinnie,ek kan sien hoe hierdie gebeur,ek maak altyd seker dat as ek deur daai goed gaan dat ek in die middel van die pad ry want as jy ver links hou dan dink die Po#pholle hulle daar is plek vir hom ook!!

[shaunh]

Shaunh' date=' don't agree on that.  The way I know it, and I have also heard it serveral time on radio when this question comes up is as follow:

 

Traffic circles work on the same principle as a fourway stop.  First come first serve.  The differene being that traffic in the circle will have the right of way and should two or more vehicles get to the circle at the same time, the vehicle from the right has the right of way.

 

Maybe if someone has a document on it we could confirm wether I have it right or wrong.

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Hey Battie, this is the common misconception (just like the one that bicycles do not have the right to use the road), A 4-way stop is first to stop first to leave, but a circle (not those 'speed reducing' ones out north) you MUSt yield to your right.

[Spinnekop]

Spinnie' date='ek kan sien hoe hierdie gebeur,ek maak altyd seker dat as ek deur daai goed gaan dat ek in die middel van die pad ry want as jy ver links hou dan dink die Po#pholle hulle daar is plek vir hom ook!![/quote']

 

Yup.  I do the same.

 

On the MTB I try to bunny hop and clear the circle! 

Fonteine is a bitch!!!!

[GutterHugger]

Spinnie' date='ek kan sien hoe hierdie gebeur,ek maak altyd seker dat as ek deur daai goed gaan dat ek in die middel van die pad ry want as jy ver links hou dan dink die Po#pholle hulle daar is plek vir hom ook!![/quote']

 

Yup.  I do the same.

 

On the MTB I try to bunny hop and clear the circle! 

Fonteine is a bitch!!!!

 

 Quite! If you dont make the jump... you drown....

[Spinnekop]

Off topic...

(But aren't we already?)

 

Did you ever had a look what happens if you through a couple of boxes OMO into those fountains and leave it overnight? 

[GutterHugger]

 I'm sure if you check Beeld's archives there must be a few cases documented... should be quite a traffic stopper!!!

[EugeneP]

I always try to ride over the circles( so if you see trouble coming, youre safe in the middle of the circle)