| A new twist on the left turn and RTOR conflict [message #793531] |
Fri, 08 February 2008 14:46 |
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had an interesting one this AM... leaving the street on which I live,
I have to make a left turn onto the main road (four lanes with suicide
lane in the middle) to get to work. Unfortunately there is a creek at
the other end of the block so this is the only way I can leave my
house. So I am waiting at the intersection (2-way stop; main road has
no control) to turn left, see an opening, gun it. I'm turning
directly into the suicide lane as I'm making an immediate left onto a
road less than a city block away. As I'm completing my turn, I see
the driver coming from the other side of the intersection who was
signaling a right turn heading right for my passenger door...
apparently he wanted in the suicide lane as well, and instead of
turning onto the road and changing into the SL just went straight for
it, not realizing that that was where I was going as well... rules
exist for a reason, people!
....and then there was the guy that was sitting in a left turn lane
with a protected/permissive green arrow; the arrow was off but no
traffic was coming from the opposite direction, he sat there
blissfully waiting for the next light cycle because he apparently
couldn't read the sign that said "left turn yield on (green ball)"
sheesh!
nate
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| Re: A new twist on the left turn and RTOR conflict [message #793551 ] |
Fri, 08 February 2008 16:00 |
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| Re: A new twist on the left turn and RTOR conflict [message #793584 ] |
Fri, 08 February 2008 23:37 |
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N8N:
> had an interesting one this AM... leaving the street on which I live,
> I have to make a left turn onto the main road (four lanes with suicide
> lane in the middle) to get to work. Unfortunately there is a creek at
> the other end of the block so this is the only way I can leave my
> house. So I am waiting at the intersection (2-way stop; main road has
> no control) to turn left, see an opening, gun it. I'm turning
> directly into the suicide lane as I'm making an immediate left onto a
> road less than a city block away. As I'm completing my turn, I see
> the driver coming from the other side of the intersection who was
> signaling a right turn heading right for my passenger door...
> apparently he wanted in the suicide lane as well, and instead of
> turning onto the road and changing into the SL just went straight for
> it, not realizing that that was where I was going as well... rules
> exist for a reason, people!
I guess that guy never heard of the rule that you turn into the lane
that corresponds to the lane you turned from....
> ...and then there was the guy that was sitting in a left turn lane
> with a protected/permissive green arrow; the arrow was off but no
> traffic was coming from the opposite direction, he sat there
> blissfully waiting for the next light cycle because he apparently
> couldn't read the sign that said "left turn yield on (green ball)"
> sheesh!
All his one knows is that he has all day and assumes that you do too.
I hate those kinds of MFFY idiots.
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