[Tagging] Turn lane indications vs turn restrictions

[Paul Johnson]

On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 12:08 AM Volker Schmidt <voschix at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are there legislations where the arrows painted on the road are only
> "recommendations" and not legally binding (except for emergency vehicles)?
>

I have no answer to that question, but I can answer a related question with
"I've seen turn lanes painted explicitly for straight ahead when all other
indications would suggest that turning from that lane is perfectly legal"
and the more frequent variation of "I've seen turn lanes painted for turn
movements which are clearly illegal or physically impossible".  My favorite
examples of this would be a gas station driveway with a left turn lane when
a median (raised or flush) is clearly making the prescribed movement a
(physical or legal, respectively) impossibility.
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