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What Arizona Statute defines the operation of your vehicle in the left turn lane? 

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Specifically, what amount of distance may a driver operate their vehicle in the "suicide lane" or center left turn lane? This is referencing a two way street with two lanes traveling in each direction, that share a center left turn lane. The officer "quoted Arizona law" that you may drive in the lane from one intersection to the next (in my case more than 1/4 of a mile), even without using a turn signal or a handsignal. 

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In Arizona, you may not use the dedicated left-turn lane or the dual left-turn lane for the purpose of driving. You may only use it for the purpose of making a left turn. That generally means going into the turn lane and stopping until making the turn. The amount of distance that it takes to stop once moving into the lane varies. But the guideline is used that if you move into the lane and then pass a a side street, then you have used the lane to drive rather than to turn left and you can get a ticket for that.

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