Of course, every driver is a "traffic engineer", so here is my analysis (no fee required): the left turning vehicle on a green light usually enters the opposing lane at a slow, turning, speed and since the opposite 3 lanes are so wide, the driver miscalculates the time required to clear all 3 lanes and exposes himself/herself to risk of collision with speeding vehicles who also may miscalculate the time you will take to get out of their way. The best solution is governing the left turn lane with a green arrow, but this will have a cost: the opposite traffic will be delayed and more gasoline will be consumed by idling engines.
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