King St / Curzon intersection nearly causes a bingle every time - who's owns middle lane?
A 'who has right of way' question where I've almost ended up in countless heated bingles.
I drive this frequently - northward up King St / Princes Hwy, turning right into Curzon St.
There are four lanes prior to the Hawke St intersection (green lines on map):
Far left lane (1) - must turn left into Hawke Street
Far right lane (4) - must turn right into Hawke Street
Middle two lanes (2 & 3) - must go straight
There are then only three lanes after Hawke St (numbered red on the map, pink lines show eventual path):
- Can only go straight
- Can only turn right into Curzon (also has a dashed painted white line that splits (1) and (2) lanes)
- Can only turn right into Curzon
My question is: does green lane 3 have the right to red lane 2, or does green lane 2 have that right?
Because every time I'm in this situation, I end up in a beeping match over who owns that lane.
On one hand, green 3 will think that they in the right lane which opens up to two right turning lanes. Afterall, that's what the dashed white line is protecting them from.
On the other hand, green 2 will think that there's two right turning lanes coming up so he/she will be in the left one of those.
I won't say which one I am yet — keeping it unbiased in the interest of what people think, and hopefully getting a definitive answer from the road rules.