Center left turn lane: 150 feet
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What is this center lane for?
The rule
A center lane with a solid and a broken yellow line on each side is for left turns by drivers from either direction. You may drive no more than 150 feet in it.
A center lane marked by a solid and a broken yellow line on each side is for left turns by drivers from either direction. Drive no more than 150 feet in it.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 2, page 12. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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