Buttonhook right-hand turns

Does your trainer still ride with you?

 

There's no black and white answer to this. You make the decision based on the intersection, traffic conditions, experience, comfort level, etc. The rules in the CDL manual don't work at every intersection. Not every driver is going to make the same decision in the same situation. I personally wouldn't intentionally force a car to move that's already stopped at the intersection. However, one exception is if they've pulled past the stop line and I need the space--then I don't have a problem making them move.

 

Steal your trainers urn and get it mounted as a hood ornament. Or not.

 

Except my ‘99 straight truck I’ve driven nothing with power steering my entire life. I can’t go past the opening of the intersection and then turn hard right to hook back into the lane. It won’t work with the older steer boxes that take 4 to 6 turns for one direction or steer axles that don’t fold the tires over on their sides to cut a tight turning radius. You have to start the turn WAY BEFORE the intersection starts and you think you should to make it through. Fast, sharp over correcting Jug handles or button hooks don’t work.

 

No, still gray. There are posters in this thread that have said they would still make the car move. I wouldn't say that's necessarily wrong, just that I would avoid it, if possible. There could still be situations where that's only way to make the turn.

 

That makes my point. Every driver will do it differently. You're trying to develop a rule that works every time in every situation, and there's just not one.