Cmoore's right. closest lane to closest lane...legally, but not always practical. So there ya go. Just watch other trucks do it. More often than not, they'll grab the right lane if it's available. Just another case of the question being as important as the answer.
How to make Left Turn
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Grandiego, Dec 24, 2007.
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Good info. I appreciate all the comments. Another question... why are you more likely to hit a 4 wheeler if turning into the right lane? Seems more likely to me that you'd hit someone while you're turning into the left lane since in order to go into the left lane you enter the right lane first anyway.
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That's just it. It's not so much about the "likelyhood" of collision in this lane or that. It's the LIABILITY after the fact. When you borrow that right lane for a moment in order to be physically able to make the left turn, it is at YOUR own peril. That lane is supposed to be clear for those folks who want to turn right from the opposit direction. Get it? That's their lane, not yours. So it's there for you to use, but only as much as absolutely necessary to make your turn, before getting back into the closest lane (only to get back in the right lane again as soon as you can safely do so). So what's going on is drivers are simply merging the two tasks. Or "cutting corners" so to speak. Hope this helps.
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As far as turning right, you often will have to go into the left hand turn lane of oncoming traffic, sometimes even if you do a button hook. When this happens, your odds of hitting a cage are more because you have that oncoming left hand lane traffic to worry about, plus if you do a right hand turn and have to swng out, someone might try to sneak up on your right side, and you need that room too. Plus there is the off chance that if you are taking a right hand turn from a road that has two right hand turn lanes, someoen might not see you go out and turn right and they might schmuck into ya. -
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But if you have just a regular green light, you can make your left turn into the right lane. You just have to yield to oncoming traffic first, and wait for anyone turning right to proceed. -
Yesterday, I found about 15 ways to NOT make a left turn. And a right turn. And about 25 ways not to back. I hope they sunk in so I don't forget. Still not sure why that sheriff behind me didn't pull me over after I got off the dead-end street (heavy traffic prohibited), and turned onto another heavy traffic prohibited.
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