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That is actually a pretty decent explanation of the practice and the reasoning behind it. Thankfully, the PGH left is starting to die off as they install newer

That is actually a pretty decent explanation of the practice and the reasoning behind it. Thankfully, the PGH left is starting to die off as they install newer traffic light systems with dedicated turning lights/lanes.

meddlepal 9y ago
Still very common elsewhere. As noted by the article this is a widespread phenomenon in the Northeast... I see it all the time in Boston and Worcester.
- tomschlick 9y ago
  TIL, I haven't seen it outside of the greater PGH area.
  - rrdharan 9y ago
    People do it in Brooklyn all the time. Sometimes not even from the leftmost lane :).
  - astura 9y ago
    Extremely common all over New York. I didn't know it had a name though.
- haikuginger 9y ago
  Huge in the Boston metro.
n4s33r 9y ago
Definitely not dying here in Toronto