right hand turning when there are two right turn lanes?

I am with Pattyj on this one... when I make a right turn I keep mh trailer tandems as close as I safely can with ojt hitting the curb or anything... by keep my tandems close to the curb I am blocking cars and such from encroaching on me... as stated earlier, I can wait for and watch the traffic on my left..

If I understand you right... you are saying that when there are two Right Turn lanes.. you chose to you the rignt turn lane on the left... which to me means cars and other traffic will be on the right turn lane to your right.. and as stated that is where your trailer tracks.. a car with a texting driver turns wide and hour off tracking trailer can make for very preventable accident...

Personally, I cant afford and dont like to leave my career in the hands of other drivers.. I dont trust them to stay ojt of my trailers path.. therefore, I prefer to run my tandems along the stationary curb... keeping it close enough to not allow other vehicles in...

And in warm weather.. it is very important to know if there is a motorcycle, or bicyclist or pedestrians...

 

you didnt understand me right.

 

I guess the confusion is I said I use the inside turn lane on a right turn. If I'm turning right and using the lane closest to the curb that's the inside lane correct?

 

correct in my book

you were clear

 

As mentioned before, if I have a pole or curb in close proximity to the turn I will wait till traffic is past and will swing out into the left lane with the nose of the truck, while somewhat blocking the right lane with the trailer and make the turn.

I have to do this quite often as we do deliver residential, and even though I am not in a BIG sleeper truck (60") we are a 53' with an 84" spread and we run 8' from the front of the trailer to the back of our sleeper and we can be as much as 6' off the back of that trailer, so we are "stretched out" a bit.

So, we can be as much as 81', yeah, we take as much as we need.

 

Like someone says it does depend on the turn.If buttonhook,take up as much available space to make the turn.But a normal left and right turn I use the outer lane.OP if you wanna pass your road test I suggest you using the outer lane or you may get docked for it.

 

why would you give that advice when in the link I posted several pages back says to use the lane closest to the curb? Real world and testing are two different things.

 

If you're in the inside lane of a left or right turn, 90% of the time you will enter other active traffic's lane. When you do that, you're at fault in a crash. Saying nobody sane will hit you is pure fantasy. Staying in the outside turn lane allows you to not enter the other active traffic's lane. Please somebody explain how it's safer to enter to enter into another active traffic lane vs not. It's no wonder so many crashes happen.

 

Please explain how if are in outside lane on a right hand turn (left lane) and it's tight, how your trailer does not go into the other (right) lane....or if you have to swing wide how you are now possibly now in oncoming traffic.

 

Seriously??? You go straight out in the intersection then start turning. There is no oncoming traffic as you have the light. Most double right turn lanes go into at least three lane roads which makes it easier. Sure, nothing is absolute, but turning from the inside lane means your entering the outside lanes traffic nearly every time! That's lunacy! Of course, I've only got a million plus accident free miles so what would I know?