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That one has likely been there long enough that it was before most...

...roundabouts in this country were built. That is, most people encountering that roundabout probably had not encountered one previously, and didn't have the expectation you have now regarding yields. I'm guessing they just decided to do what made sense at the time, absent a standard.

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Posted: 08/31/2018 at 12:36PM

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