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Originally Posted by Aldeano Feliz
Florida Laws Regarding Lane Changes
Florida Statute 316.089 codifies the procedures that drivers should employ prior to changing lanes. Specifically, it states that motorists must stay within a single lane of travel on any road that is divided into two or more lanes, and they cannot move into another lane unless they have determined that they can do so safely. It also dictates that drivers must obey any traffic control device that prohibits lane changes on certain sections of the road. Similarly, Florida Statute 316.085 bars drivers from moving into another lane unless a driver is confident that no cars are approaching in either direction and that the move can be safely made without interfering with any other driver. Finally, Florida Statute 316.55 states that a motorist must activate a vehicle’s turn signal for at least 100 feet prior to changing lanes.
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IF you are turning FROM one lane TO two lanes, AND IF you have the right of way, AND IF the oncoming traffic has a red light, THEN you can pick which lane you're turning to.
This is what happened in the OP's case.
They were in a single lane dedicated to people taking a left, from the main road (466A) to a strip-mall driveway (I believe this was Colony Plaza).
They were traveling east on 466A and got into the left turn only lane. People coming west on 466A had a RED light. The person taking a left had a GREEN light. The person taking a left had the right of way.
Immediately after turning into that driveway, there is a gas station on the RIGHT. The only way to get there from 466A, traveling east and taking a left at the light, is to be in the right lane after the turn. You can't turn onto the left lane in that drive, and take a right. THAT would be dangerous, stupid, and not lawful.