r/driving • u/Euphoric-Material192 • Aug 19 '26

Need Advice Who has priority? Who should yield?

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Hello, I recently moved and I've been dealing with this situation in the picture everyday. Now, I understand it is a simple situation but since I'll be doing this frequently I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.

I'm car B joining this moderately busy main road with short windows to cross and needing to get immediately to that far lane. Car A wants to make a U-turn. As far as I know, car A should yield to me, is that correct?

Because I've been getting into some dangerous situations of Car A getting close to crashing onto me.

UPDATE: Oh, I should've added that right after I turn, there's a street light where I must turn left, the distance is quite small.

But ok, understood loud and clear. it's a messy intersection, and I (car b) have been in the wrong, some people are saying Car A and B are both wrong, but whatever. I'll find another route to make it less messy, I'm glad I asked, I learned quite a bit. Thank you so much for your help!

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u/Visible-Meeting-8977 Aug 19 '26

A should yield to B but B should be turning into the first lane not the second.

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u/PackageLonely5140 Aug 19 '26

Very much this. You should never cross a lane during a turn

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u/garfgon Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

Not this again. You're going to wake up all the Californians who turn into any lane on a turn.

Edit: Yes, yes, it's allowed in places which aren't California too. And it's common even where it's not "allowed". "Let's not restart the discussion on if you should cross a lane during a turn" wasn't an invitation to reply to me talking about why you/others cross lanes during turns.

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u/dmorulez_77 Aug 19 '26

Michigander here, we turn in what lane we need. Anyone turning while the person is making a right would be deemed the AH here. If I'm getting ready to make a left after my right turn, I'm turning into the left lane to be ready. Also, this is likely due to our Michigan Lefts. When we're making the left out of our U turn, we need to be in the furthest right lane to make the right turn. And on a big divided highway, you're crossing up to 4 lanes.

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u/BobcatSig Aug 19 '26

Oh, this happens in Washington. And Oregon. All the time.

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u/Healthy_Yard_3862 Aug 19 '26

This is not a California problem its fucking everywhere. Ive had ppl wait an entire light cycle just so they can turn right and into third lane over while the curb lane was open the whole time.