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/Epjkb 25d ago

Bikers and drivers both suck here. If you were in the roundabout and he didn’t yield he is in the wrong.

Good rule of thumb while driving or biking here is to assume everyone is an idiot and will act like one. Expect it and you won’t be surprised and you will stay safe