Yeah, these are the gotchas that vary by state. In California, for a single left turn lane, you're allowed to complete the turn into any of the lanes you choos

Yeah, these are the gotchas that vary by state. In California, for a single left turn lane, you're allowed to complete the turn into any of the lanes you choose. The driver handbook doesn't go into detail about double turn lanes that feed into a 3-lane cross street. My own rule is that only the inner lane (leftmost) must complete the turn in the matching innermost lane. The outer lane can end their turn in the #2 or #3 lane. I tend to choose the #3 lane just to put as much space between me and the car next to me, in case they incorrectly go for the #2 lane. Unless there's an opposing right-turning car that I trust less :)