Turning left into shops etc on US192

[Nostromo]

If one wants to turn LEFT into a shop, restaurant, supermarket or similar business venue while on the 192 going either way, how does one do it? Do we have to wait till the next traffic light or a break in the barrier to do a U-turn or are there facilities for a left turn in some places? My problem will be turning left into PUBLIX on the US192 while going east on that road. Coming for Orange Tree, I have to turn left into the US192 and head east to reach Publix, which will then be to my left on the other side of the road.

[chrisj]

There are area's marked on the roads where you can turn left, Im sure someone can confirm
this as im not sure how frequent they are.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrisj
There are area's marked on the roads where you can turn left, Im sure someone can confirm
this as im not sure how frequent they are.
[/quote]

Yes, that is the problem. When we went to Orlando again in 2001 after a gap of over 2 years, I could have sworn that some of these left turn facilities on the 192 had changed. But this was further east, not anywhere near the villas. This is the first time that we are renting a villa (as opposed to staying in a hotel or resort) and so the roads near US27 will be new to us.

[chrisj]

Must admit have just checked a road map and all the places we have ear-marked to eat in
are on the other side of the road, so looks as though we will be looking out for all the
little area's to turn as well.

[Claire M]

There are traffic lights for the turning to Publix, just past Orange Lakes.

[caroline]

I can't tell you any specifics - but I know we regularly turn left on the 192 to get to various restaurants, bank, shops etc and have never had any problems there are usually lanes within the central reservation (not what the US call it!) for every major group of shops etc

[blott]

You'll find a specific lane in the middle of the 192 with left turn arrows marked on it where you're allowed to turn, as Caroline says. In some places, there is a grassed area with left turn lanes and slots in it. Other than that, if there are traffic lights at a junction, there's normally a left turn green light.

Be very careful when turning left as it's like doing a right turn in the UK and easy to make a mistake. If in doubt, take the next right turn with a traffic light junction, turn around down that road and come back again with the traffic lights. Taking a few more minutes is a lot less expensive than making a mistake and having an accident!

[Ana]

I can't remember exactly - but the filter traffic lights seem to allow plenty of time for U-turns

[jeffc]

the publixs on the end of the 192/27 now has lights so you just get in the left lane and wait for the green signal..

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

They normally have what I call crawler lanes (don't ask me why I call them that!) in the middle of the road where you can safely wait until a gap in the traffic in the opposite way.