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ok take a look at the following picture...
you can see where the designated U-turn spot is.. basically its that big blank spot TO HIS LEFT, RIGHT AFTER THE TURN LANE INTO THE MEDIAN. basically right where the U-TURN SIGN IS. keep in mind the turn lane is NOT TO SCALE. so there IS enough room to stop from 55mph and stay in the designated u-turn spot.
keep in mind that this guy look like he was 16 and JUST got his license. ok now naturally because he is in the location he was in i thought he was making a left turn onto the street i was on. well he was sitting there longer then i was and i was there for at least 3 minutes. and im looking to cross traffic to make a left turn. i dont think the whole time i was there that he even knew i was there.
well traffic clears just enough for me to gun it right quick and stop in the median JUST to his left and wait for traffic to clear again. well as i go he decides to go too. he wasnt even looking at me. he was looking at the truck that was barreling down the road towards him making sure he had enough room. then last second he suddenly turns and sees me and slams the breaks as im already stopped and searching for reverse. we were probably within inches of eachother.. i hit reverse and gun it back to where i am in that pic again.
so there he is stopped right infront of me in the process of his U-turn and of corse the speedlimit on this street is 45 but no one does under 55. so the truck slams on his breaks smoke everywhere. luckly no one was too close behind the truck otherwise there would have been a pileup. so he goes and takes off and then the truck goes and well there starts another 3 minute wait before i finally get my chance to get out of there.. luckly this time there wasnt anyone making a U-turn.

you can see where the designated U-turn spot is.. basically its that big blank spot TO HIS LEFT, RIGHT AFTER THE TURN LANE INTO THE MEDIAN. basically right where the U-TURN SIGN IS. keep in mind the turn lane is NOT TO SCALE. so there IS enough room to stop from 55mph and stay in the designated u-turn spot.
keep in mind that this guy look like he was 16 and JUST got his license. ok now naturally because he is in the location he was in i thought he was making a left turn onto the street i was on. well he was sitting there longer then i was and i was there for at least 3 minutes. and im looking to cross traffic to make a left turn. i dont think the whole time i was there that he even knew i was there.
well traffic clears just enough for me to gun it right quick and stop in the median JUST to his left and wait for traffic to clear again. well as i go he decides to go too. he wasnt even looking at me. he was looking at the truck that was barreling down the road towards him making sure he had enough room. then last second he suddenly turns and sees me and slams the breaks as im already stopped and searching for reverse. we were probably within inches of eachother.. i hit reverse and gun it back to where i am in that pic again.
so there he is stopped right infront of me in the process of his U-turn and of corse the speedlimit on this street is 45 but no one does under 55. so the truck slams on his breaks smoke everywhere. luckly no one was too close behind the truck otherwise there would have been a pileup. so he goes and takes off and then the truck goes and well there starts another 3 minute wait before i finally get my chance to get out of there.. luckly this time there wasnt anyone making a U-turn.