Right Lane Or Left?
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I was taught to use the outside lane in order to swing wide enough. If u use the right lane going right u could swing too wide and hit someone in the left lane right?
I was taught to use the outside lane in order to swing wide enough. If u use the right lane going right u could swing too wide and hit someone in the left lane right?
You are so right! I got into a left turn lane, and too late realized I was in the left of two left-turn lanes - the inside one! With traffic.
On the right side, I was forced to cut that lane off. Then on the inside, my tandems still came within inches of kissing the front fender of a car waiting in the cross-traffic.
That day many drivers cursed the name Swift, and the stupid Swift driver!
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Phoenix, I'm sure your husband just loves it when you bring your disagreements here into the forum just to prove him wrong!
You are so right! I got into a left turn lane, and too late realized I was in the left of two left-turn lanes - the inside one! With traffic.
On the right side, I was forced to cut that lane off. Then on the inside, my tandems still came within inches of kissing the front fender of a car waiting in the cross-traffic.
I think I saw that episode on You Tube! 
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Ok now I am the confused one! I was always taught to use the right lane to turn right if there are two right turning lanes. I always take the right lane because I want to avoid 1) going into cross traffic and 2) hitting another vehicle with my tandems.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Ok now I am the confused one! I was always taught to use the right lane to turn right if there are two right turning lanes. I always take the right lane because I want to avoid 1) going into cross traffic and 2) hitting another vehicle with my tandems.
If there are two turn lanes, the new street (the cross street) is expecting the traffic.
And in my experience I posted above (left turn, "caught on YouTube") you can get into real trouble if you take the inner of two lanes, right or left.
BTW Paul, in turns, sometimes you are forced into turning into oncoming traffic if you don't want to buy the city a new lamp post. Very slowly. Very carefully. With a smile and a thank-you wave.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Outside lane, if two are available, whether left or right turn.
Ok now I am the confused one! I was always taught to use the right lane to turn right if there are two right turning lanes. I always take the right lane because I want to avoid 1) going into cross traffic and 2) hitting another vehicle with my tandems.
If there are two turn lanes, the new street (the cross street) is expecting the traffic.
And in my experience I posted above (left turn, "caught on YouTube") you can get into real trouble if you take the inner of two lanes, right or left.
BTW Paul, in turns, sometimes you are forced into turning into oncoming traffic if you don't want to buy the city a new lamp post. Very slowly. Very carefully. With a smile and a thank-you wave.
I always use the outside on left turns, so we agree on that one.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Left Right turn lane.....Right Left turn lane...... Who's on first?
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Outside lane. Always.