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by j-walker 3164 days ago
Don't forget the 'Pittsburgh Left'!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_left
2 comments
tomschlick 3164 days ago
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.

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meddlepal 3164 days 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.
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haikuginger 3164 days ago
Huge in the Boston metro.
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tomschlick 3164 days ago
TIL, I haven't seen it outside of the greater PGH area.
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rrdharan 3164 days ago
People do it in Brooklyn all the time. Sometimes not even from the leftmost lane :).
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astura 3164 days ago
Extremely common all over New York. I didn't know it had a name though.
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n4s33r 3164 days ago
Definitely not dying here in Toronto
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lukejduncan 3164 days ago
Not as odd, but there's also the Michigan Left https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_left
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