People who cheat into your lane when turning

[maddash]

Where is the bicyclist in the sketch?

Under the blue rectangle.

[maddash]

i don't really know how to explain this either..

but say you're in the right lane of a two lane street and the guy next
to you in the left lane is turning left.. and he has to swerve into the right
lane.. (right next to you) to make a big old unnecessary rounded left turn..

does that make sense? it's like a turn you'd make in your freaking big wheel for crying out loud

Somewhat related is when you're turning right on red and the car to your left is either going straight or turning left (he has to wait until the light changes). Well, for some reason, that car on the left feels the need to pull out as far as he can in his lane to completely block your view of traffic coming from your left. So you're basically force to inch out into traffic to see past that car, or forced to sit and wait until the light turns.

[TabascoElvis]

i don't really know how to explain this either..

but say you're in the right lane of a two lane street and the guy next
to you in the left lane is turning left.. and he has to swerve into the right
lane.. (right next to you) to make a big old unnecessary rounded left turn..

does that make sense? it's like a turn you'd make in your freaking big wheel for crying out loud

All the time, particularly the more elderly. They like to do it turning off a fairly major thoroughfare where there's room to pass their snail-like asses, and then pull the go left to turn right maneuver. What? Are you building up momentum to turn the steering wheel that far?

[omaha_red]

i don't really know how to explain this either..

but say you're in the right lane of a two lane street and the guy next
to you in the left lane is turning left.. and he has to swerve into the right
lane.. (right next to you) to make a big old unnecessary rounded left turn..

does that make sense? it's like a turn you'd make in your freaking big wheel for crying out loud

All the time, particularly the more elderly. They like to do it turning off a fairly major thoroughfare where there's room to pass their snail-like [expletive], and then pull the go left to turn right maneuver. What? Are you building up momentum to turn the steering wheel that far?

that's exactly what i'm talking about.. it's a ford focus, not an 18-wheeler

[paskal]

Somewhat off topic but it was curious to me:

While driving the two lane farm roads in Iowa this week, if a car ahead of me wanted to make a left turn, and the lane in the opposite direction had no cars, the car ahead of me would pull over in the opposite lane to slow down before making the left turn - therefore I did not have to slow down at all - it was awesome! Is this just a rural Iowa thing?

[omaha_red]

Somewhat off topic but it was curious to me:

While driving the two lane farm roads in Iowa this week, if a car ahead of me wanted to make a left turn, and the lane in the opposite direction had no cars, the car ahead of me would pull over in the opposite lane to slow down before making the left turn - therefore I did not have to slow down at all - it was awesome! Is this just a rural Iowa thing?

not just iowa.. they do that in nebraska too.. mainly on lesser traveled highways..

but be carefull.. those are the same people that will pull out in front of you on
the same highway.. and there will be no one in sight behind you.. and then they
will procede to go about 45 mph..

[TabascoElvis]

Somewhat off topic but it was curious to me:

While driving the two lane farm roads in Iowa this week, if a car ahead of me wanted to make a left turn, and the lane in the opposite direction had no cars, the car ahead of me would pull over in the opposite lane to slow down before making the left turn - therefore I did not have to slow down at all - it was awesome! Is this just a rural Iowa thing?

not just iowa.. they do that in nebraska too.. mainly on lesser traveled highways..

I think this is pretty common in most rural areas. To the extent that if you're behind someone who doesn't do that it generates a brief rage.

[phins]

i don't really know how to explain this either..

but say you're in the right lane of a two lane street and the guy next
to you in the left lane is turning left.. and he has to swerve into the right
lane.. (right next to you) to make a big old unnecessary rounded left turn..

does that make sense? it's like a turn you'd make in your freaking big wheel for crying out loud

Somewhat related is when you're turning right on red and the car to your left is either going straight or turning left (he has to wait until the light changes). Well, for some reason, that car on the left feels the need to pull out as far as he can in his lane to completely block your view of traffic coming from your left. So you're basically force to inch out into traffic to see past that car, or forced to sit and wait until the light turns.

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Hate that.

[Hungary Jack]

I'm not sure what is more aggravating: cutting the corner to make a left turn at the intersection, or swinging out to the right a bit in order to make a left turn. The former is an epidemic in Chicago. The latter is pretty frightening if you are behind the car. Regardless, each maneuver illustrates a complete lack of understanding of how to effectively turn an automobile.

[omaha_red]

I'm not sure what is more aggravating: cutting the corner to make a left turn at the intersection, or swinging out to the right a bit in order to make a left turn. The former is an epidemic in Chicago. The latter is pretty frightening if you are behind the car. Regardless, each maneuver illustrates a complete lack of understanding of how to effectively turn an automobile.

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