( East Texas ) How many times have you witnessed this happening or even done it yourself on McCann Road in Longview, Texas ? You see someone — maybe even yourself — leaving a shopping center parking lot to make a left turn at a non-intersection. They pull into the center left turn lane and then merge into traffic. Is that move legal in Texas?

Is It Legal To Treat The Center Left Turn Lane As A Merge Lane?

A quick answer, NO . This is not a legal move in Texas.

It’s not happening just on McCann Road in Longview . This also happens on Old Jacksonville Highway, South Broadway in Tyler , South Jackson Street in Jacksonville , Highway 42 in Kilgore , and many other five-lane roads across Texas. Drivers must wait until it’s safe to turn left into the correct travel lane. Treatin

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