Failing to Yield to Left Turn

I am tired of trying to make a left turn at an intersection and having the opposing traffic going around the other guy that is also trying to turn left. I can't seem to finish my turn till we run out of cars. I am talking about intersections without lights. I've asked the local sergeant but he's not sure what to do about it.

I am talking about Main Street in Osoyoos, single lane no turn lanes, no lights. Just lots of people that can't wait.

Here is a view of the main street in Osoyoos that this person is speaking of. The curb bulbs to protect the crosswalk make passing by on the left difficult. Drivers who do this are going out of their way to make the pass as it is not being facilitated by a wide area inviting the move.

Passing on the Right

Here is the article on this site that explains passing on the right. Since the main street is wide and there is room for traffic to pass by the left turn vehicle opposing you and the angle parking, the pass is legal.

Yielding to Left Turn Vehicle

However, if you have stopped signalling your intention to turn left, the vehicles opposing you that are passing on the right of the vehicle across from you that has stopped to turn left must yield and let you turn left. Here is the article on this site that explains yielding on left turns.

This is a Fail to Yield Situation

In a nutshell, if you are stopped waiting to turn left, a vehicle across from you is stopped to turn left and someone passes by that other vehicle preventing you from turning left, that driver is guilty of failing to yield to a left turn vehicle.

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