The Pittsburgh left is a colloquial term for the driving practice of the first left-turning vehicle taking precedence over vehicles going straight through an intersection, associated with the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. The practice is also referred in various locales as a Boston left, Massachusetts left, Rhode Island left, Jersey left (not to be confused with a jughandle), and New York left. It is a possibly illegal and controversial practice.
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