Making turns from double turn lanes ?

Fortunately, you will find that most of the time that you have to deal with dual turn lanes, those 4-wheelers turning with you are largely locals, and therefore are theoretically more aware of the situation. But that won't stop the rogue idiot from trying to beat you through the turn anyway.

Happened to me earlier today here in Illinois. Of course, that's part of it. Illinois. Drivers in this state are, IMHO, some of the most ignorant and aggressive in the country.

 

all depends on the overall picture and what you are dealing with, traffic could be heavy, light, slow, faster moving or varied

you can have right turning lanes where practically no one uses the blocking multilane technique or starts the turn from the inside lane, regardless of test requirements

 

the above technique can be problematic in that the lanes can be full with traffic at a red light, or even a moving flow

also you have to maintain that blockage,

prob i had one time when i swung over a bit to make the turn,

as soon as there was a gap on my right, car went ahead

 

Always use the lane that allows you the most room to make the turn safely. Its usually the outermost lane. Some intersections have a wide curb lane made specifically so that trucks can turn freely without using the outside lane or taking up both lanes of traffic. But, sometimes you have no choice but to take up both lanes to make the turn. Why didn't they go over this in school? This is one of your basic driving skills that they should have made you familiar with. There are a lot of accidents that happen when drivers do not know how to set up for a turn therefore taking down poles, signs, blowing tires on curbs and hitting parked cars etc..

 

One more point I didn't see......you are forbidden by law to leave your lane in a turn.........I know you have too and i do it too BUT if you are hit or hit something outside your lane you're wrong.

Keep your traffic on your left as much as you can, it's much safer AND it why the right side is called the suicide.

JMO

 

In a perfect world, we wouldn't need to leave our lane while turning. This is why, which is the point we were trying to make to the OP, you need to pay attention so that you can decide which lane you actually need to make the turn safely. The outside lane in any turn is usually the best one. It all depends on the turn.

 

Well drivers, have a good night. Its time for dinner!!

 

Don't know what state you are from, but it is in section 2 of most state's CDL manual and probably is in all of them Page 2-19 in most state manuals I have).

Pull straight out (You can shift several gears while pulling out straight), and then track your trailer (Left side) a foot to 18" from the divider line(s) or the imagined divider of the two turn lanes.

Best regards

 

That would probably work well until one took a turn without enough room for the trailer to clear, and one has to take some of the left lane midway of the turn. But I'm sure one would see that coming.

Usually yes, generally yes, almost always yes, always, no not always.

Generally yes, but in a right curved turn (Depending on rate of curve) you can lose 60%+ of you view, so one may want to learn to make steep turns and keep track of traffic using their spot.

Yep, sometimes one must improvise and overcome.

Congrats and keep it up, and as you know, probably the single most important factor for accident avoidance is knowing everything you are dealing with all the time. You are obviously good at it.

Best regards