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  1. seyah93 seyah93 is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:03am)

    I have to go through this intersection every night after work and I just about get hit every time, so either i don't know how to drive or half of this city doesn't.
    - Vertical directions each have green lights, I'm turning right.
    - The car at the top is waiting to turn left. They don't have a green arrow so they have to wait until it's clear to turn left. Most of the time they just wait for the people who are going straight to clear out and then start to turn but there's also my lane which almost always has more traffic than the lane that goes straight.
    - If we both have green lights, I think i have the right of way to turn right
    - 75% of drivers who are waiting to turn left at this intersection seem to think that they have the right of way to turn left once the middle lane is clear
    - am i right or should i just start biking to work?

  2. quietwinner quietwinner is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:06am) in reply to seyah93

    i agree with you, although im not sure what is legally correct. When making a left turn tho, you have to yield to opposite traffic, which should be assumed people making right turns as well. This tilts me to no end when it happens. I hate people sometimes
     
  3. astaggs astaggs is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:08am) in reply to quietwinner

    You definitely have the right of way...
  4. duece9ofRed duece9ofRed is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:08am) in reply to astaggs

    agreed... you have the right of way there
  5. jerichoholic jerichoholic is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:09am) in reply to duece9ofRed

    of course you have the right of way in that situation.

    the only time the left turner goes first is if the right turn is one of those mini exit ramp deals with a yield sign just before the turn. pretty much just like the top left in your pic
    Edited By: jerichoholic Sep 28th, 2011 at 04:10 AM
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:10am) in reply to jerichoholic

    um you have the right of way; obv
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:11am) in reply to Camz

    Took my drivers test in CA so I have no idea about any other states/countries but you have the right of way in CA. I almost get hit often in the same situation. Only thing that would make him have the right of way is if you were in a right turn only lane with a yield sign. Then again I could be wrong stopped giving a shit after I passed my drivers test.

     
    Originally Posted by jerichoholic View Post

    of course you have the right of way in that situation.

    the only time the left turner goes first is if the right turn is one of those mini exit ramp deals with a yield sign just before the turn. pretty much just like the top left in your pic


    bleh I am too slow
     
  8. seyah93 seyah93 is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:14am) in reply to ntanygd760

    Awesome, thanks guys. I'm not exaggerating when i say that i almost get hit 75% of the time in this situation, annoying as hell.
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  9. ntanygd760 ntanygd760 is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:16am) in reply to seyah93

     
    Originally Posted by seyah93 View Post

    Awesome, thanks guys. I'm not exaggerating when i say that i almost get hit 75% of the time in this situation, annoying as hell.


    dude you really just need to keep your eyes open and not continue on just because you have the right of way. Just expect it and you will stay out of crashes.
     
  10. SICKTIGHT311 SICKTIGHT311 is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:20am) in reply to ntanygd760

    They call it right of way for a reason.
  11. BadAllergies BadAllergies is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:22am) in reply to SICKTIGHT311

    honk at and flip off the closest car turning left in front of you, every night. Change one bad driver at a time.
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:24am) in reply to BadAllergies

    You have the right of way, no question.

    If the road you're turning on to has two lanes, they have the right to turn into the left lane as you turn into the right lane.
    Edited By: Purple Jesus Sep 28th, 2011 at 04:24 AM
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:28am) in reply to SICKTIGHT311

     
    Originally Posted by SICKTIGHT311 View Post

    They call it right of way for a reason.

    This.
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:33am) in reply to jerichoholic

     
    Originally Posted by jerichoholic View Post

    of course you have the right of way in that situation.

    the only time the left turner goes first is if the right turn is one of those mini exit ramp deals with a yield sign just before the turn. pretty much just like the top left in your pic

    This. Make sure your lane doesn't have a yield sign.
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 5:37am) in reply to midmoguy

    God I love right-of-way threads
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 6:02am) in reply to Purple Jesus

     
    Originally Posted by Purple Jesus View Post

    You have the right of way, no question.

    If the road you're turning on to has two lanes, they have the right to turn into the left lane as you turn into the right lane.

    yeah, this is what i was going to post. is the road you are turning onto two lanes in your direction? if so you each have "a" right of way, them into the left lane, you into the right lane. but it looks like only one way from your drawing.
  17. marinersheep marinersheep is offline This is stupid.

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 6:45am) in reply to SevenCostanza

    Get a job outside of Chinatown FFS
     
  18. OneM24 OneM24 is offline beer pong champion

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:24pm) in reply to marinersheep

    Take it from a cop, you have the right of way. /thread
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:28pm) in reply to Purple Jesus

     
    Originally Posted by Purple Jesus View Post

    You have the right of way, no question.

    If the road you're turning on to has two lanes, they have the right to turn into the left lane as you turn into the right lane.

    No
    If there is two lanes, the person turning right still has the right of way no matter what...what if the person turning right immediatly gets into the left lane? This is legal, and if the person turning left hits the person turning right (and merging into the left lane), then that person who turned left is still at fault
    Edited By: USCswimmer Sep 28th, 2011 at 03:57 PM
     
  20. tamayo85 tamayo85 is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:36pm) in reply to USCswimmer

    you have the right of way but clearly there are a shit ton of people out there driving everyday that should definitely have their license taken away
  21. jerichoholic jerichoholic is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:38pm) in reply to USCswimmer

     
    Originally Posted by USCswimmer View Post

    No
    If there is two lanes, the person turning right still has the right of way no matter what...what if the person turning right immediatly gets into the left lane? This is legal, and if the person turning left hits the person turning right (and merging into the left lane), then that person who turned left is still at fault

    good luck with that. if there is a yield sign for the right turner, that means at some point there is a green left turn arrow at some point for oncoming traffic, which in this case does not give the right turner the ROW.

    what you just explained is just poor driving habits
  22. BubbaKGB BubbaKGB is offline The Canadian Goose

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:42pm) in reply to USCswimmer

     
    Originally Posted by USCswimmer View Post

    No
    If there is two lanes, the person turning right still has the right of way no matter what...what if the person turning right immediatly gets into the left lane? This is legal, and if the person turning left hits the person turning right (and merging into the left lane), then that person who turned left is still at fault

    No, you are a bad driver. This is like saying the person in the right lane of a two-lane road can simply move into the left lane whenever the hell they want. If there are two lanes and you're turning right, you still have to make sure the left lane is free before you move into it. You can't just turn right into the left lane of a two-lane road. Jesus.
    Edited By: BubbaKGB Sep 28th, 2011 at 03:46 PM
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:52pm) in reply to jerichoholic

     
    Originally Posted by jerichoholic View Post

    good luck with that. if there is a yield sign for the right turner, that means at some point there is a green left turn arrow at some point for oncoming traffic, which in this case does not give the right turner the ROW.

    what you just explained is just poor driving habits

    There is no yield sign (if I am reading the OP correctly), therefore the left turn person can ONLY turn when it is all clear....

     
    Originally Posted by BubbaKGB View Post

    No, you are a bad driver. This is like saying the person in the right lane of a two-lane road can simply move into the left lane whenever the hell they want. If there are two lanes and you're turning right, you still have to make sure the left lane is free before you move into it. You can't just turn right into the left lane of a two-lane road. Jesus.

    Person turning right=right of way...person turning left has to yield to that person ALL THE TIME. This is not like switching lanes whenever they want, this is a merging situation (where one person clearly has the right of way over the other).
    Sigh
     
  24. jerichoholic jerichoholic is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:54pm) in reply to USCswimmer

     
    Originally Posted by USCswimmer View Post

    There is no yield sign (if I am reading the OP correctly), therefore the left turn person can ONLY turn when it is all clear....


    yeeeeeah, then why did you quote my original post? reading comp ftw........
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 3:56pm) in reply to jerichoholic

    My bad, accident, meant to only copy the one below you...
    fixed
    Edited By: USCswimmer Sep 28th, 2011 at 03:57 PM
     
  26. BubbaKGB BubbaKGB is offline The Canadian Goose

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:01pm) in reply to USCswimmer

     
    Originally Posted by USCswimmer View Post

    There is no yield sign (if I am reading the OP correctly), therefore the left turn person can ONLY turn when it is all clear....

    Person turning right=right of way...person turning left has to yield to that person ALL THE TIME. This is not like switching lanes whenever they want, this is a merging situation (where one person clearly has the right of way over the other).
    Sigh

    How is this a merging situation? If you turn right into the right lane of a two-lane road, you have zero right of way to the left lane unless it's free and open.
    Edited By: BubbaKGB Sep 28th, 2011 at 04:02 PM
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  27. RichardHurtz RichardHurtz is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:02pm) in reply to seyah93

     
    Originally Posted by seyah93 View Post

    Awesome, thanks guys. I'm not exaggerating when i say that i almost get hit 75% of the time in this situation, annoying as hell.

    I run into the same thing at one intersection I use everyday.
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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:03pm) in reply to BubbaKGB

    The atheists always have the right of way.

    Get out of the way Christians! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    ::honk honk::
  29. USCswimmer USCswimmer is offline

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:07pm) in reply to bfactor

    yes, and it should be free and open all the time because you have A GREEN LIGHT!!!

    There is absolutely no situation in which someone turning right (on a green light) should ever have to worry about the person turning left from the other side of the road.

    If OP turns right on his green light and decides to get in the left lane and someone who is turning left from the other way hits him, then that person is at fault.

    OP....Right turn+Green light=complete right of way to either lane
    Villain...No green left turn arrow+people turning right on other side=yield to people turning right no matter what
     
  30. bfactor bfactor is offline Server Clogger

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    Sep 28th, 2011 (9/28/2011 4:08pm) in reply to bfactor

    From now on I should just drive a monster truck and whenever I see a car in front of me has one of those fish-symbol things on its bumper, just pretend that car doesn't exist and drive straight over it.

    Uh oh, but what if there's a toddler in the child-safety-seat facing backwards looking at me all doe-eyed and shit? TOO BAD MOTHERFUCKAAAAA!!!!!! CRUNCHHHHHHHHH

    lolz
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