Turning Left

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The law...

Right turns
(a) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn right at any intersection, he shall approach the intersection and make the right turn as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
Left turns
(b) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn left at any intersection or crossover, he shall approach the intersection or crossover in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction.

I know what I am supposed to do. This does not say that the vehicle in the opposing lane that is making a left should just go ahead and make the left - in fact the law states you should yield the right of way to: drivers in the opposing traffic lane, when you
are making a left turn;

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The law...
Right turns
(a) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn right at any intersection, he shall approach the intersection and make the right turn as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
Left turns
(b) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn left at any intersection or crossover, he shall approach the intersection or crossover in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction.

I know what I am supposed to do. This does not say that the vehicle in the opposing lane that is making a left should just go ahead and make the left - in fact the law states you should yield the right of way to: drivers in the opposing traffic lane, when you
are making a left turn;

Clearly you don’t if you’re the person who keeps saying that when you turn right, you temporarily swing into the left lane. That is against the law. If you are not then you still don’t know what you’re doing. If there are two lanes the left turner doesn’t have to yield to you as they are to turn into the left lane and you into the right. If they are turning into your lane then that isn’t about yielding incorrectly - that is just driving illegally.

[Anonymous]

If you're swinging wide into the left lane when you make your right turn, you need to go back to Driver's Ed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The law...
Right turns
(a) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn right at any intersection, he shall approach the intersection and make the right turn as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
Left turns
(b) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn left at any intersection or crossover, he shall approach the intersection or crossover in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction.

I know what I am supposed to do. This does not say that the vehicle in the opposing lane that is making a left should just go ahead and make the left - in fact the law states you should yield the right of way to: drivers in the opposing traffic lane, when you
are making a left turn;

Clearly you don’t if you’re the person who keeps saying that when you turn right, you temporarily swing into the left lane. That is against the law. If you are not then you still don’t know what you’re doing. If there are two lanes the left turner doesn’t have to yield to you as they are to turn into the left lane and you into the right. If they are turning into your lane then that isn’t about yielding incorrectly - that is just driving illegally.

Yes they do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The law...

Right turns
(a) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn right at any intersection, he shall approach the intersection and make the right turn as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
Left turns
(b) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn left at any intersection or crossover, he shall approach the intersection or crossover in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction.

I know what I am supposed to do. This does not say that the vehicle in the opposing lane that is making a left should just go ahead and make the left - in fact the law states you should yield the right of way to: drivers in the opposing traffic lane, when you
are making a left turn;

Yes, they can make the left in "the extreme left hand lane". It does not say yield bad drives turning right because they may drift into your lane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are both turning onto a four lane road that means there are 2 lanes of travel in the direction you are turning. The car turning right must turn into the curb lane. The car turning left must turn into the left lane. So actually you can both turn at the same time. The challenge is that very few people actually turn into the lane they are legally supposed to turn into. If there is only one lane of traffic that you are both turning into then the person turning right legally has the right of way. Of course that doesn't matter if the person turning left is a jerk.

Nope, nope, nope. What if I’m turning right onto a one way road and I want to be in the left lane because I need to go left ahead? Left turners never have the right away if other cars are there.

You are supposed to turn into the right lane and just use that for your turn. Then, when it is safe and clear to do so, you put on your left lane change blinker and move over to the left lane. Is that so difficult to understand?

I am turning right. I have the right of way. Why should I then have to stop or merge into traffic with the person who was supposed to yield to me? The intersection I’m thinking of is Lee Highway and Washington Blvd entrance to 66, btw.

NP here. You only have the right of way to the right hand lane. If you want to turn right and merge into the left hand lane, you either have to wait for them to turn into the left hand lane and turn right behind them (essentially turning and merging at the same time) or you can turn into the right hand lane, slow down and then merge in behind them. Either way, you only have the right of way to the curb side lane, not to the left hand lane on the new road.

[Anonymous]

OP... give it up. You are wrong.

[Anonymous]

OP you can scream all you want here that you have the right of way, but the law says otherwise. Someone can scream and bitch here that legalization of drugs should happen in VA, that doesn't mean they won't be in trouble with the law if they get caught buying drugs.

Also, you are a horrid driver if you can't make a right turn without swinging into the left hand lane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP... give it up. You are wrong.

No, the person making the left is wrong, always. You are to yield the right of way to the vehicles in opposing traffic if you are making a left hand turn, period. It does not say only if this or that is also true or not etc. End of story. Physically making the turn into the proper lane is a different issue.

[Anonymous]

A driver could indicate they are turning right and not turn at all. The person making the left would be at fault in an accident. That is why the left turner has to yield to opposing traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A driver could indicate they are turning right and not turn at all. The person making the left would be at fault in an accident. That is why the left turner has to yield to opposing traffic.

Wrong. If a person turning left and a person turning right onto the same road collide and one has crossed the dashed lines for their lane, they are the driver at fault.

Repeat, a person turning right only has right of way for the curb-side lane. If you swing wide when you turn, you are violating the right of way on the lane you cross into. If you can't turn onto a road without swinging into the next lane, you either need to go back to driver's ed or you need to drive a smaller car or you just need to yield right of way to other drivers. You can have a tantrum, hold your breath until you turn blue or try to lobby the police officer, but it won't help your bad driving and it won't get you out of violation of the right of way ticket if you cause an accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The law...
Right turns
(a) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn right at any intersection, he shall approach the intersection and make the right turn as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
Left turns
(b) If the driver of a vehicle intends to turn left at any intersection or crossover, he shall approach the intersection or crossover in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the same direction.

I know what I am supposed to do. This does not say that the vehicle in the opposing lane that is making a left should just go ahead and make the left - in fact the law states you should yield the right of way to: drivers in the opposing traffic lane, when you
are making a left turn;

Clearly you don’t if you’re the person who keeps saying that when you turn right, you temporarily swing into the left lane. That is against the law. If you are not then you still don’t know what you’re doing. If there are two lanes the left turner doesn’t have to yield to you as they are to turn into the left lane and you into the right. If they are turning into your lane then that isn’t about yielding incorrectly - that is just driving illegally.

Yes they do

Nope! They only have to yield if there is one lane. You really need to go back to drivers ed.

[Anonymous]

OP, please go back to driver's ed. Your lack of understanding of the basic rules of the road and your inability to make a right turn without using up multiple lanes is concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP... give it up. You are wrong.

No, the person making the left is wrong, always. You are to yield the right of way to the vehicles in opposing traffic if you are making a left hand turn, period. It does not say only if this or that is also true or not etc. End of story. Physically making the turn into the proper lane is a different issue.

Your husband has told you no many occasions you can't admit when you are wrong, correct?

[Anonymous]

OP drives the speed limit in the left lane.