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Whats a good etiquette to show you are doing a U turn in a left turn, so the cars behind you know? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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In areas where there isn’t a dedicated U-turn lane, you have to use the left-turn lane if you want to make a U-turn. You just have to work with what’s available since not all roads are wide enough to have a separate U-turn lane.

I used to complain about drivers in front of me making U-turns and causing me to miss the light. In some cases, it can even lead to rear-end collisions. But then I found myself doing the exact same thing…

So what’s the proper etiquette here? What do you all do? Wave? Honk? (Probably not a great idea where I live since everyone honks anyway.)

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[–] 9 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

If there's enough traffic that you need to signal your u-turn; then don't! Circle the block or go down to the next exit to turn around. Don't make your poor planning every one else's problem.

U-turns are almost always poor traffic etiquette.

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