Description

There are TWO right turn lanes to turn from Albany Shaker Rd eastbound onto Wolf Rd southbound (See light blue circle in attached photo). When drivers use the extreme right lane to turn right, they almost always IMMEDIATELY move into the left lane which is illegal. When turning right from the right lane, drivers are required to enter the right most lane. If they want to move into the left lane very soon after completing a turn, they're suppose to look into the left lane, signal a lane change, then change lanes when safe do do so. I was almost side swipped at this intersection. A Chevy Blazer was in the far right lane _directly_ next to me. We both turned right at the same time. Within TEN feet of turning right, the Blazer pulled directly into the left lane where I was. I HAD to take evasive action. Luckily no one was coming towards me on Wolf Rd.

One solution is to paint a FAT solid white line between the 2 right turn lanes on Albany Skaker Rd, around the corner onto Wolf Rd. Have the FAT white line end about 4-5 car length from the intersection (See red line in attached photo). Legally, no other vehicles should be entering the right lane on Wolf Rd at this intersection except those turning right from Albany Shaker Rd (Since there is ONE left turn lane onto Wolf from near the Times Union building, those vehicles are by current law required to enter the left lane. See yellow dashed line in attached).

I _know_ drivers don't always obey traffic lines and signs, but something has to be done, especially at this intersection, to remind drivers which lane they should be turning into. Traffic is heavy enough that a double right turn (like it is marked now) is warranted from Albany Shaker onto Wolf Rd.