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Old 11-29-2014, 10:42 AM
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Default Another accident

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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
...Personally I have decided to wait at the end of the left turn lane until I have clear line of sight, and then make my left turn, even if this means waiting until the next light cycle...

Oohoh. Pet peeve time. Even if you want to be ultra conservative and wait for the light to turn (assuring a safe turn), you should proceed into the intersection to do it, not wait at the stop bar. Then you turn after the light changes, assuming you haven't been able to turn sooner. This also allows one or possibly even two more cars, who have also crept past the stop bar, to turn if everybody drives the intersection properly. That's the proper...and safe...way to make left turns on a green ball.

Last edited by Polar Bear; 11-29-2014 at 11:53 AM.