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Steve B - 25 Jan 2007 07:28 GMT

That people who are making a right hand turn at an intersection take all
three lanes to do so?

Or people taking a left hand turn in an intersection with a light take all
three lanes to do so?

Can't they keep their car between those little white lines?

It's friggin aggravating to be the other vehicle, and have to wait to see
which of these three lanes this moron is going to go into. Or even if
he/she/it is going to give you the right of way when it is yours.

Just venting ...........

Steve

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Studemania - 25 Jan 2007 08:00 GMT

> That people who are making a right hand turn at an intersection take all
> three lanes to do so?
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> Just venting ...........

So be helpful to us. Where do you live and drive?

> Steve

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Steve B - 25 Jan 2007 08:03 GMT

>> That people who are making a right hand turn at an intersection take all
>> three lanes to do so?
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>> Steve

Las Vegas, Nevada. But I have seen this behavior all over the US.

Steve

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Studemania - 25 Jan 2007 23:22 GMT

> >> That people who are making a right hand turn at an intersection take all
> >> three lanes to do so?
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> Steve-

Easy one - many excited tourists.
If it is still as common during morning commute, it must be something
else.-

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Harry K - 25 Jan 2007 15:42 GMT

> > That people who are making a right hand turn at an intersection take all
> > three lanes to do so?
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What does that have to do with it? Unless I am misstaken, most, if not
all, state regs say to turn from the lane you are in to the nearest
matching lane on the cross street. I have seen the same behavior in
every state I have lived in, or driven through regularly.

Harry K

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larry_scholnick@yahoo.com - 25 Jan 2007 22:59 GMT

> > > That people who are making a right hand turn at an intersection take all
> > > three lanes to do so?
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The California Vehicle Code has different rules for right turns
(generally must end in the right lane) vs. for left turns (may end in
any available lane); exceptions may apply.

The actual code:
Turning Upon a Highway
22100. Except as provided in Section 22100.5 [deals with U-Turns] or
22101 [deals with signs/markings regulating or prohibiting turns], the
driver of any vehicle intending to turn upon a highway shall do so as
follows:

(a) Right Turns. Both the approach for a right-hand turn and a
right-hand turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand
curb or edge of the roadway except:

(1) Upon a highway having three marked lanes for traffic moving in one
direction that terminates at an intersecting highway accommodating
traffic in both directions, the driver of a vehicle in the middle lane
may turn right into any lane lawfully available to traffic moving in
that direction upon the roadway being entered.

(2) If a right-hand turn is made from a one-way highway at an
intersection, a driver shall approach the turn as provided in this
subdivision and shall complete the turn in any lane lawfully available
to traffic moving in that direction upon the roadway being entered.

(3) Upon a highway having an additional lane or lanes marked for a
right turn by appropriate signs or markings, the driver of a vehicle
may turn right from any lane designated and marked for that turning
movement.

(b) Left Turns. The approach for a left turn shall be made as close as
practicable to the left-hand edge of the extreme left-hand lane or
portion of the roadway lawfully available to traffic moving in the
direction of travel of the vehicle and, when turning at an
intersection, the left turn shall not be made before entering the
intersection. After entering the intersection, the left turn shall be
made so as to leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to
traffic moving in that direction upon the roadway being entered, except
that upon a highway having three marked lanes for traffic moving in one
direction that terminates at an intersecting highway accommodating
traffic in both directions, the driver of a vehicle in the middle lane
may turn left into any lane lawfully available to traffic moving in
that direction upon the roadway being entered.

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