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Originally Posted by MandoMan
With a left turn signal, you had the right of way, but you were supposed to turn into the lane closest to you, not the outside lane.
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It’s very common though illegal for someone turning left on a signal to turn into the outside lane rather than the inside lane.
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This is a version of a situation the wifey and I have discussed, but with a twist - two lanes turning left via green arrow, but onto a three lane road. My logic was that the left turning lane should turn into the "inside" lane and the right turning lane should use the "outside" lane, and that neither should use the center lane, as that lane would have an ambiguous "definition" as related to the turning lanes. The wifey assured me that she had info that the right turning lane *must* turn into that center lane, as the "outside" lane was reserved for the "stop, turn right on redders". I have no idea where she got that info nor whether it was a Florida thing, but I *can* see some logic to it. I now see that you state that it is illegal to turn into that outside lane, adding credibility to her claim.
Like you, I find myself being extremely cautious in this situation if I'm in the "outside" turn lane, and I'm prepared to yield to either a "red right turner" (whilst also monitoring my rearview mirror) *or* to an inside lane turner who either might not "get" the concept *or* who may have failed to notice that there are *two* turn lanes. (I suspect that most of us have had to deal with both). As I now think about it, I believe I'll just go on past and take to making three "rights" at such junctions. :-)