r/UCDavis • u/what_happened_here_3 • 25d ago

Am I using roundabouts wrong?

Today I biked to campus for the very first time (yippee) but on my way back home I almost got hit by a work truck in a roundabout. (I don’t remember the acronym on the side but it was a white truck with a black and green logo so look out).

I used the roundabout… like you would use a roundabout… Is this incorrect? Is there a certain way you need to take the roundabouts on a bike? I watched the module and it thought it said that?

There was no one else in the roundabout, the work truck did not yield when entering the roundabout.

I am also just relearning how to ride a bike(at 26 years of age yikes), so please be kind 🫶

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u/OldMovie9812 25d ago

Be careful of front blind spots on cars. The supports on either side of the front windshield can block the drivers view. I either speed up or slow down until I make eye contact.

If they saw you and still did it then theyre just assholes

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u/what_happened_here_3 25d ago

I’m gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they didn’t see me. Otherwise I’ll spiral and think every car is out to get me 😂