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§ 8-2-6-3 LEFT TURN FROM LEFT LANE OR LEFT TURN BAY INTO LEFT LANE.
   (A)   The driver of any vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection or into an alley or driveway or onto open land shall, before turning, approach the turn as close as practicable to the left edge of the extreme left lane or portion of the roadway lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle. In turning left at an intersection, the driver shall turn from a left turn bay, if provided, or from such left lane, if no left turn bay is provided, and shall turn so as to leave the intersection in the lane as close as practicable to the extreme left lane or portion of the roadway lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle.
   (B)   In making any left turn from a street, the driver shall make the turn as perpendicularly as practicable across any lane of oncoming traffic without traveling an unnecessary distance across such lane.
('74 Code, § 9-5-8.3) (Ord. 65-1974)