Move into intersection when turning left - WHY don’t people do this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are not to enter the intersection unless you can complete your traffic maneuver.

Yes, I understand the practical implications of entering and waiting to turn left. I do it. It's not legal. Neither is consistently driving above the speed limit.

I agree. Often in dense urban areas drivers are forced to do illegal maneuvers, but that does not make them legal, and therefore, OP should not be complaining about drivers who refuse to break the law.

If you can turn onto the street after ongoing traffic has stopped (when light turns yellow/red), then it’s legal.

If that street is blocked then don’t enter, but if you’re just waiting on oncoming traffic or pedestrians to cross then it’s legal to enter the intersection and wait to turn.

No. No. No! You do NOT proceed into an intersection on a yellow light. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a hurry. Yellow doesn’t mean speed up. I’d love to hear your explanation to the judge when you get a ticket.
Didn’t you take drivers ed?

You don’t ENTER on yellow, you TURN on yellow. You should have entered back when the light turned green.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the way you're supposed to turn left. The reason is that the cars behind the one turning left are not blocked from going around them.

This is how I was taught to drive. I get pissed off when people just sit there blocking all traffic instead of moving into the intersection to wait for a space to turn.

Well too bad for you. Maybe you need some anger management training.

I am trying to imagine how large an intersection would have to be for the left turning car to pull up enough for the car behind him to proceed straight around him while not blocking the cars coming from the other way... I do not enter an intersection until it is safe for me to proceed. You can beep as much as you like.

If the first car moves into the intersection then the cars behind wouldn’t need to go around?

They have moved forward. They have not turned (due to the traffic from the other way). The cars behind them still need to get around them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are not to enter the intersection unless you can complete your traffic maneuver.

Yes, I understand the practical implications of entering and waiting to turn left. I do it. It's not legal. Neither is consistently driving above the speed limit.

I agree. Often in dense urban areas drivers are forced to do illegal maneuvers, but that does not make them legal, and therefore, OP should not be complaining about drivers who refuse to break the law.

If you can turn onto the street after ongoing traffic has stopped (when light turns yellow/red), then it’s legal.

If that street is blocked then don’t enter, but if you’re just waiting on oncoming traffic or pedestrians to cross then it’s legal to enter the intersection and wait to turn.

No. No. No! You do NOT proceed into an intersection on a yellow light. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a hurry. Yellow doesn’t mean speed up. I’d love to hear your explanation to the judge when you get a ticket.
Didn’t you take drivers ed?

You don’t ENTER on yellow, you TURN on yellow. You should have entered back when the light turned green.

You should not enter any roadway

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are not to enter the intersection unless you can complete your traffic maneuver.

Yes, I understand the practical implications of entering and waiting to turn left. I do it. It's not legal. Neither is consistently driving above the speed limit.

I agree. Often in dense urban areas drivers are forced to do illegal maneuvers, but that does not make them legal, and therefore, OP should not be complaining about drivers who refuse to break the law.

If you can turn onto the street after ongoing traffic has stopped (when light turns yellow/red), then it’s legal.

If that street is blocked then don’t enter, but if you’re just waiting on oncoming traffic or pedestrians to cross then it’s legal to enter the intersection and wait to turn.

No. No. No! You do NOT proceed into an intersection on a yellow light. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a hurry. Yellow doesn’t mean speed up. I’d love to hear your explanation to the judge when you get a ticket.
Didn’t you take drivers ed?

You don’t ENTER on yellow, you TURN on yellow. You should have entered back when the light turned green.

You should not enter any roadway

If you can make the turn when it’s clear (not blocked by traffic), you should enter the intersection and wait until it’s safe to turn. At the minimum, turn when oncoming traffic has stopped when the light turns yellow or red.

Again, didn’t you take driver’s ed?

[Anonymous]

People who say they "go around"--what are they talking about? Moving to the lane on the right to go forward? Or another lane to the left as long as there are at least 2 lanes in the direction you're turning left into? Anything else sounds like an accident.

[Anonymous]

Just remember the person going straight has a right to go through the yellow light too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just remember the person going straight has a right to go through the yellow light too.

This. And they don't have a right to go straight on red but a few do anyway. Which is why I don't pull up until I see a break in traffic that I can use (for large, suburban intersections. City driving is different). If the car behind me can't go through the light on red after me anyway, why does it matter if it's first or second in line waiting for the green arrow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just remember the person going straight has a right to go through the yellow light too.

This. And they don't have a right to go straight on red but a few do anyway. Which is why I don't pull up until I see a break in traffic that I can use (for large, suburban intersections. City driving is different). If the car behind me can't go through the light on red after me anyway, why does it matter if it's first or second in line waiting for the green arrow.

If the first car doesn’t turn when there is a green turn arrow then the driver is clearly distracted.

[Anonymous]

I used to live in LA and there's a common understanding that when cars are waiting to turn left, 3 cars get to turn even if the light has turned from yellow to red. Everyone gets it and no one gets mad. It's pretty great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The left turn is probably associated with the most number of car accidents; it's one of the most dangerous moves because opposing traffic is coming fast and if you get it wrong, consequences can be severe. For example the family of three killed making a left turn into Whitman a couple years ago. These kinds of fatalities happen literally daily, just do a google search.

Many people are rightfully cautious about this. Those of you honking at people to move up, or pressuring people to turn, are really contributing to a toxic atmosphere on the road and amping up pressure in a way that can actually cause accidents.

Of course it was because they were making a left turn. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the maniac who was driving between 75-115 mph in a 45 mph speed limit zone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to live in LA and there's a common understanding that when cars are waiting to turn left, 3 cars get to turn even if the light has turned from yellow to red. Everyone gets it and no one gets mad. It's pretty great.

There's a common understanding in LA that 3 drivers get to turn THROUGH A RED LIGHT? And that's pretty great?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to live in LA and there's a common understanding that when cars are waiting to turn left, 3 cars get to turn even if the light has turned from yellow to red. Everyone gets it and no one gets mad. It's pretty great.

There's a common understanding in LA that 3 drivers get to turn THROUGH A RED LIGHT? And that's pretty great?!

[Anonymous]

I wish the Pittsburg left would catch on more here

for those that don't know, when the light turns green the first cars gets to make a left turn in front of oncoming traffic who just got the green single also from the other direction it generally works since the oncoming traffic needs time to accelerate from a stop

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish the Pittsburg left would catch on more here

for those that don't know, when the light turns green the first cars gets to make a left turn in front of oncoming traffic who just got the green single also from the other direction it generally works since the oncoming traffic needs time to accelerate from a stop

That makes so little sense...When the light is green I still wait for 3 cars to go from the other direction..but then even though the light is red in my direction 3 cars still can go. Why not just have everyone follow the lights as intended.