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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a DC native. I got my learner's permit on my 16th birthday back in '98. I clearly remember the driving manual stating that you were supposed to pull into the intersection and turn when there was a clearing. It stood out to me, because I was so afraid of getting a ticket back then. I did it during the road test over in Brentwood and passed with flying colors. Eager to prove the naysayers wrong, I pulled up the 2015 DC driving manual and, surprisingly, it's changed:

[i]Left Turn
? Get into the left lane on your side of the highway well ahead of the turn
? Signal your intention to turn for at least 100 feet
? Yield to oncoming traffic including bicycles
? Yield to pedestrians in crosswalks
[b]? Do not block the intersection while waiting for oncoming traffic to clear[/b]
? Turn into the left lane going your way
? Do not cut the corner or turn so wide that you get into the right lane going
your way
? It is illegal to make a left turn on red in the District of Columbia [/i]

[url]https://dmv.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dmv/publication/attachments/DC%20Driver%20Manual_April%202015.pdf[/url]

I will concede this one. I'm still going to pull into the intersection, but I won't honk anymore. Okay, I won't do the "angry" honk. I'll still do the light, double-tap, "encouragement" honk  that means "You can do it! Pull forward."  
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