Originally Posted by Chris0516

Unless I read your description of the road wrong, would it be a safe presumption of mine? That the road you were on had 1-Left Turn 1-Left Turn/Straight Lane 1-Straight Lane 1-Right Turn Only Lane

Is that the lane configuration of the road?

When I am on a busy road like that, I do follow the lead vehicle in the Left-Turn/Straight Lane, so I am in the 'outside' lane for the turn. But I don't follow so closely in the turn, that I would have to slam so hard on the brakes if the lead vehicle did. I also watch for speeding vehicles like the one you mentioned that blew through the red light.