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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

I understand the technical explanation but I don't think it is legal or safe. The person turning right still has the right of way in this scenario.[/quote]

The law says you get the curb lane.

Are you turning right into another lane. If so you are breaking the law. [/quote]

No I am not however I am going to have to research this because it is nearly impossible around here to bum rush an intersection like this with cars trying to turn into the left land and curb lane at the same time - the act of turning itself causes the vehicle to impede on the other lane. Meaning someone has to give, you cannot play chicken like this. My argument is that without an arrow then the person making the right still has the right of way. [b]There is no law that says we should all turn at the same time from opposite directions into the desired travel lane[/b].[/quote]

Yes there is a law, actually even if there are not cars and you do not take the curb lane you could get a ticket.

I agree that others make it unsafe ... just like you don't walk into a crosswalk without pausing even if you have the right of way... because the car will always win. [/quote]

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