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pavon | karma 3906 | avg karma 4.66 · 2021-12-06 15:57:29

I've not driven in San Francisco. Are cars allowed to sit and block an entire lane until they can turn left? That is how things worked in the rural town I grew up in, but I can't imagine it working in a city. All the streets in the city I live in now which are too narrow for a turn lane are either one-way (thus have no need for a protected left) or they prohibit left turns.

nharada | karma 2673 | avg karma 6.49 · 2021-12-06 16:11:58

Many streets have "no left turn" signs that apply during busy hours to prevent this (but of course those are often ignored anyway).

In practice the thing that determines if you can turn left and block traffic is how high your tolerance to honking behind you is.

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