the light is yellow. always (literally) has been.
https://www.idrivesafely.com/defensive-driving/trending/history-and-meaning-colored-traffic-lights
search on "orange" on that page. not a single hit. yellow mentioned 18 times.
the light is yellow. always (literally) has been.
https://www.idrivesafely.com/defensive-driving/trending/history-and-meaning-colored-traffic-lights
search on "orange" on that page. not a single hit. yellow mentioned 18 times.
no orange, you must be color blind wrote:
the light is yellow. always (literally) has been.
https://www.idrivesafely.com/defensive-driving/trending/history-and-meaning-colored-traffic-lightssearch on "orange" on that page. not a single hit. yellow mentioned 18 times.
It is clearly amber, not yellow. Traffic engineering documents use the word "amber."
I mean, you did say "[not].. under any circumstances," when in fact there are some circumstances. Rare but the person stands corrected.
Making my way down town wrote:
I'm driving my friend to the airport, when I make a right on red. I always thought if there was no traffic, you didn't have to make a complete stop and could just make the right turn. When my friend told me the law is you have to make a complete stop. Am I or my friend wrong?
A full stop on red is required. If clear then you can turn right on red.
In HS we were in the car for driver's ed. The girl driving had been told she could turn right on red. We came to a red light and she turned right without stopping at all. We almost got wiped out. She hadn't been told to stop on the red first. Check to see that its clear and then turn right.
When did the law change regarding stopping at a red light?
I'll give this a 7/10 since many people took it seriously and replied. Well done sir.
Kevin Hadsell wrote:
Living in New York City, I have gotten accustomed to the fact that you are not allowed to take a right on red under any circumstances. So now, out in the real world outside of New York City I still tend to not take a right on red even though I’m allowed to. I was afraid that for some reason I’m going to get a ticket
Actually NY law reads right-turn on read permitted, except where indicated by sign, or in any city with a population over 1 million. Which is only one city -- NYC. The exception being right turn is permitted when a sign indicates.
One thing about NY state is the "prohibited" rule applies to the specific corner you are making the turn. So if there is no sign at your corner but you see a NTOR sign across the street, that sign does not apply to you. Go ahead and turn (except the five boroughs).
Left turn on red, from a two-way street to a one way street in Oregon is permitted except where indicated. I think the same rule applies to Washington and Idaho,
I thought there was a petition in California to allow "rolling stops"? Anyone know?
Definitely the law to stop fully, but it is probably the most frequently broken law in the books(because its ridiculously restrictive in most cases).
As a side note, a couple COMPLETELY LEGAL things here in AZ that are probably I'll advised:
-Making a U turn on a red light
-Changing lanes in an intersection
Oh and Drivers licenses don't expire until you are 65 years old. No renewal until that time.
Actually, red means go.
In Oregon, you can make a left on a red/stop sign after coming to a complete stop if it is safe to do so from a two way street to a one way street. Of course you can also make a left from a one way to another one way.
I hope you do know that you have to stop when school bus lights are flashing, too. If not, start another thread.
Bear wrote:
In Oregon, you can make a left on a red/stop sign after coming to a complete stop if it is safe to do so from a two way street to a one way street. Of course you can also make a left from a one way to another one way.
In Somerville, MA there is one intersection where you can turn left on red after a full stop if there is no approaching traffic. Newcomers can’t process this and sit there reading the sign over and over wondering if it is a joke or something. Meanwhile, the townies are laying on their horns.
Growing up in Oregon you didn’t need to stop to turn right at a stop. But signs told you as much.
Kevin Hadsell wrote:
Living in New York City, I have gotten accustomed to the fact that you are not allowed to take a right on red under any circumstances. So now, out in the real world outside of New York City I still tend to not take a right on red even though I’m allowed to. I was afraid that for some reason I’m going to get a ticket
When you're making posts where who you are is totally irrelevant, could you please post anonymously? Im getting tired of reading pointless posts about how you're a dirtbag. Maybe if you dont post so much under your own name, I wont have to read as many posts about you, because you wont rile them up
Making my way down town wrote:
I'm driving my friend to the airport, when I make a right on red. I always thought if there was no traffic, you didn't have to make a complete stop and could just make the right turn. When my friend told me the law is you have to make a complete stop. Am I or my friend wrong?
They changed that law near the birth of RBG. Late 1800's.
Drainthefecesswamp wrote:
Kevin Hadsell wrote:
Living in New York City, I have gotten accustomed to the fact that you are not allowed to take a right on red under any circumstances. So now, out in the real world outside of New York City I still tend to not take a right on red even though I’m allowed to. I was afraid that for some reason I’m going to get a ticket
When you're making posts where who you are is totally irrelevant, could you please post anonymously? Im getting tired of reading pointless posts about how you're a dirtbag. Maybe if you dont post so much under your own name, I wont have to read as many posts about you, because you wont rile them up
Whatever.
I once got a tix for this. I told the officer that I didn't know I had to make a complete stop.
I went to traffic school for this, and I told everyone that I didn't know I had to make a complete stop.
Everyone thought I was an idiot.
So just keep talking.
You have to treat a red . light like a stop sign so you are wrong. No change in laws, seems you never had it right.
runnER/DR wrote:
Definitely the law to stop fully, but it is probably the most frequently broken law in the books(because its ridiculously restrictive in most cases).
As a side note, a couple COMPLETELY LEGAL things here in AZ that are probably I'll advised:
-Making a U turn on a red light
-Changing lanes in an intersection
Oh and Drivers licenses don't expire until you are 65 years old. No renewal until that time.
Neither of those are ill advised. Perfectly safe depending on the situation. Actually having to stop at stop signs and red lights is also ridiculous. Far to restrictive. From a conceptual "what it should be" standpoint.
Sadly, as theoretically stupid as these laws are, they are rather neccessary due to the absolute lack of competency of a significant enough percentage of drivers that would fail to correctly handle their car and make good decisions under those restrictions.
Driving isn't hard, except in rare cases or conditions. But...most people don't focus on driving. They are either outright distracted looking at phones or other things, or more commonly end up in conversations with passengers, deeply involved in music, thinking about the day. Behind the wheel, your focus should be on one thing...operating your vehicle. If you do, it's not hard to be safe. I've been driving for 20 years in COS/Denver/Fort Collins. Never had an accident in my life, and only 3 incidents I would call "close calls", where I thought "Phew. If that had gone differently I might have gotten in a crash". One was me as a 19 year old being too confident in snow, the other two were on the rare instances I wasn't practicing what I preached. I was engrossed in thoughts about the day and not fully focused on the roads.