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Is this really that rare? It seems fairly common in the New Orleans, Louisiana area; while sometimes left turns are only prohibited from one road at an intersection (I assume they must be prohibited from both roads to be considered a true Michigan left), I can think of a few examples off the top of my head that would be considered Michigan lefts according to this definition. I don't generally finding myself in other cities, but it seems surprising that these intersections would be as rare as the article claims. Any thoughts?Kevin M Marshall 19:18, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how accurate it is to call it "extremely rare anywhere else", but after living and driving for many years in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, I never encountered it before coming to Michigan. And even after living here for three years, it still strikes me as rather exceptional. older≠wiser 19:50, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There is something simmilar in Ottawa, Ontario at the intersection of Bank Street and Riverside Drive, except that left turns onto Bank Street (the cross road) are permitted, (due to the fact that there is a full block between the two directions of Riverside). I don't think there are any others in Ottawa, but does anyone know if there are more in other places in Ontario or Canada? --Someones life 16:59, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've never seen anything quite like this in Ontario, the closest thing being Spadina Ave in Toronto where the streetcar has its own right-of-way. Many streets can't turn left when hitting Spadina, and drivers must instead turn right and then make a U-turn at a designated light. However, most of those streets are ones that don't cross the streetcar tracks at all (i.e.: no straight-through traffic). For other streets, it's often easier to turn right and then use the U-turn lanes further down than it is to attempt a direct left, but the signs only suggest that for the T-intersections. Potatophysics 05:09, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]