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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.
The car turning right at a red light could legally turn, but only into the closest lane and only after yielding the right of way to oncoming traffic or people turning left with a turn signal.
Assuming you used your blinker to signal your lane shift to the right and your left turn, you had the rig(t of way.
The other driver was not using adequate caution to allow for such an event. Had there been an accident, though, a cop might have ticketed both of you. You were both careless. Second option might be ticketing the other driver.
It’s very common though illegal for someone turning left on a signal to turn into the outside land rather than the inside lane. It is also common for someone turning right at a light to do the same. I try to make sure I turn into the correct lane, but I also try to watch for someone turning right from the light, even though I have the right of way. Better to slow or yield than get into an accident.
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I was a policeman, the person turning left does not get their pick of a lane when entering a roadway with 2 lanes are more. They have started the turn from the far left, therefore they must stay in the far left lane of the roadway they are entering. Only after they've established themselves in the far left lane can they safely change lanes. In the opposite traveling traffic, as long as there is a right on red and the driver turning right has stopped first, he can proceed into the far most right lane. If the driver turning left stays in his legal lane and the driver turning right stays in the far right lane, both can safely proceed without accident.