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Originally Posted by Laker14
Cross traffic will (should) wait for you to make the left turn before proceeding.
Important point: When you are in the intersection waiting for oncoming traffic to stop, DO NOT turn your wheel left until you make the turn. If you get rear-ended, you want to get pushed straight forward, NOT into oncoming traffic.
Also, it's dicey because oncoming traffic may run their red light, so you have to be certain that it has stopped before making your turn. Depending upon how late and egregiously the oncoming traffic runs the light, you might momentarily inconvenience the cross traffic. Not YOUR fault. That is the fault of the oncoming car(s) that ran their red light.
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It has been my experience, drivers continuing forward at high speed even though they have a red light
is common. i believe I read that Florida has
more fatalities at intersections than other states. This is one of the reasons our car insurance is high.
For many years,
police cameras were installed at these dangerous intersections. If the camera caught your license plate not stopping at the red light, you received a hefty ticket in the mail.
I have lived in Florida over 40 years and
have witnessed a few of these intersection fatalities. Two were emergency vehicles with sirens moving at high speed through the intersection.
It takes mere seconds to wait until your path is clear. Protect you and your loved ones before entering the intersection. (even though you have the right of way) Do not trust oncoming traffic.