Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Surly Horns

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Featured Replies

This is an intersection in my part of town.  Does lane 1 turn in to lane A?  Can 1 turn in to B also? Does 3 go straight while 1 and 2 turn in to A and B?

 

image.thumb.png.4a62ca5862be40f7f7d6e23c59393159.png

What is C? Is that an entrance to a shopping center or is it a street? Is it a 2 way street or a 1 way street? 

 

35 minutes ago, immamac said:

1->A

2->B OR C

3->C

 

14 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

Agree, is C a one-way @gsoda3?

I think I disagree. 2 has no paint or (I assume) signage indicating it can turn while 1 does, so 1 is the only lane that can turn and should go to A. If they want to make B able to turn, they can paint it or add signs. Regardless, it's a bad design that was obviously completed piecemeal and/or without going through the trouble of merging the lanes prior to the intersection to make it clearer and safer.

1 minute ago, KYHorn said:

 

I think I disagree. 2 has no paint or (I assume) signage indicating it can turn while 1 does, so 1 is the only lane that can turn and should go to A. If they want to make B able to turn, they can paint it or add signs. Regardless, it's a bad design that was obviously completed piecemeal and/or without going through the trouble of merging the lanes prior to the intersection to make it clearer and safer.

You can turn from any lane always unless it crosses another non-turn lane which is why 3 cannot turn. 2 can turn so long as 1 is a turn only lane. 

  • Author
1 hour ago, Mother mopar said:

Agree, is C a one-way @gsoda3?

C is an entrance into an apartment complex.

Seems pretty straight forward.  I'm guessing lane 1 gets backed up at busy times because it's the only lane marked for turn, and the people waiting get all road ragey when someone turns from lane 2.

  • Author
43 minutes ago, immamac said:

You can turn from any lane always unless it crosses another non-turn lane which is why 3 cannot turn. 2 can turn so long as 1 is a turn only lane. 

this is what i think however i can't find anything in the texas DMV handbook or in the texas transportation code that says that.  only thing i've been able to find supports the view that ONLY lane 1 can turn into A or B.  

 

image.thumb.png.362b916a97677bea187cc69208faa479.png

lol, I know that intersection as my kid lives in the apartments (C is entrance).

Left turn lane is marked, center one is not. You are not legally allowed to turn left from center lane.  People will and do and no one is likely going to get a ticket.  That said if someone from lane 1 and lane 2 collide while both turning left, lane 2 will be at fault.

25 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

lol, I know that intersection as my kid lives in the apartments (C is entrance).

Left turn lane is marked, center one is not. You are not legally allowed to turn left from center lane.  People will and do and no one is likely going to get a ticket.  That said if someone from lane 1 and lane 2 collide while both turning left, lane 2 will be at fault.

Agree, but if C is a 2-way, which seems increasingly likely, they really need to make 2 left turn only. 

Doing doughnut burnouts in the center of intersection seems like the correct answer based on the pic.

C is an entrance into an apartment complex.
Thanks, which direction is the one way? That would play a role in #3.

1 -> A (or possibly A or B)

2 -> C

3 -> I'm guessing merge to C (might be a "lane ends" sign we can't see).

 

There's only one left turn lane (you can see the arrow on the pavement).  If it's anything like right turn rules, you have to keep the vehicle in the closest lane if it's safe to do so, but I don't know if there's a comparable rule for left turns, and the above statute seems to suggest that there isn't.  But there may be something akin to the "wide-right turn" violation, which I have seen twice in the last year as an excuse to pull over a car (and search).  Been keeping my right turns tighter as a result.

Edited by dcbc

Lane 3 needs a right turn only arrow on the pavement/ sign.  

Only lane 2 should be going into C

Only Lane 1 should be going into A or B.  If you want to give Lane 2 the option for tuning into Lane B, needs to be dotted line on pavement indicating the option, as well as option arrows on the pavement while approaching the intersection.

  • Author
14 hours ago, Mother mopar said:
On 9/22/2023 at 10:49 AM, gsoda3 said:
C is an entrance into an apartment complex.

Thanks, which direction is the one way? That would play a role in #3.

there's no one way street at that intersection.

In the absence of a “straight or turn” indicator on the pavement in 2, I definitely wouldn’t want to be involved in an accident where I was the guy turning left from 2.

On 9/22/2023 at 10:17 AM, BeardIP said:

Actually, I think 3 is straight only C, because to the right is a dead end:

 

Fun fact: the house from the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre was on Quick Hill Road. 

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.