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Old 02-10-2013, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ooper View Post
Why would I be joking? Think of a large truck such as a moving van or long trailer. The driver must negotiate round-a-bout in the outer lane. The trailer will be following with a reduced radius effectively trailing, at least, partially in the inside lane, depending on the length of the trailer.

http://www.ite.org/traffic/documents/jb09ba40.pdf
Wasn't the joke about the concrete barriers??? Not the moving vans using two lanes. Longer vehicles such as moving vans have no choice but to use both lanes in a RAB.
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