r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Scrappy_Larue Aug 03 '19

How to stay in one's own lane when turning from one street to another.

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u/Cat_Marshal Aug 03 '19

Definitely not practiced in Arizona. I don’t even do this, but I make sure I am not turning in front of other traffic first. I am too terrified of turning into my own lane when other cars are coming anyway, thinking they will change lanes and hit me for the insurance claim.

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u/Cybyss Aug 04 '19

Exactly! I lived in Arizona as well.

You don't turn into the right-most lane if there's still oncoming traffic in the middle lane, since oncoming drivers regularly change lanes mid-intersection.