[NefCanuck]

MAlby7,Jul 5 2005, 07:01 AM Wrote:Well that was the wrong choice of words (ie. Squeezed).  The traffic left ample amount of room for me to enter and I proceeded with caution.  I know according to the Law I am in the worng but when you think of it in common sense you can clearly see that there is no reason someone should enter the left hand turning lane 150m before the intersection when the actual left hand turning lane branch off was about 20m long and empty.
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You want common sense and the law? Gee, ask for world peace why don't you? ;)

Hassle as far as I can see is that unless you can prove that she was operating her vehicle in an unsafe manner, I don't know that you have any defense to what you did.

Having said that however, from your story it appears that she was in the centre lane dividing the two directions of travel, which is a shared lane for both directions of travel). Now were there any opportunities for her to make a left turn before the dedicated left turn lane that was in front of her? If there wasn't, then your argument holds more weight (I don't think her speed enters into this, unless you can prove that she was speeding and since the cop didn't charge her with that, I think that's a dead issue anyways)

NefCanuck