I will be making a left hand hand turn as soon as I get past the overpass. There is a concrete divider that separates traffic. No one will be turning in front of me. It is 4 lanes, so if I started in the right lane, I would have to merge three lanes in less than half a mile in busy traffic.

I guess my main question is whether or not it is legal to ride in the left-hand lane. Is this usually a local regulation, or is it a common law for most jurisdictions?

Thanks for your patience,

I know I'm pretty ignorant with most of this. I'm trying to get it all before I go out and ride in traffic.