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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
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"Entering the intersection just to wait for the light to change so you can make the turn is absurd."----Don't remember saying THAT. But if I am the first car in line to make a left, I will pull up to the center line of the cross road, since I will turn on yellow if needed. Do you stay back at the end of the turn lane? If so, and since you state you cannot see what is coming, you then sit there as the light turns red? That is essentially a self imposed red turn arrow, except that you are imposing it on everyone behind you as well.
GE, I agree with most of what you say except that I think that it's against the law to wait in the middle of the intersection to make a left turn. I think the law states you cannot block the intersection. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Absolutely correct! It is in opposition to the law. There is even a catch phrase for it. "Don't block the box." The "box" is a rectangle or square created by imaginary (or sometimes painted) lines. It consists of the space where cars coming in from all directions might intersect.
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