Whoops. That was a dangerous mistake.

Kinja'd!!! "thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
10/19/2014 at 15:31 • Filed to: None

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I went to go to a nearby coffee shop. It's a bit far to walk, so I drove.

On the way there you have to turn left. As I approached the light was green, so I waited for the traffic to clear and made my left turn as the light was about to turn yellow.

And that's when I noticed the separate left turn signal, predictably on red.

D'oh.

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DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > thebigbossyboss
10/19/2014 at 15:42

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Even better when you make a yielding technically legal left hand turn on flashing yellow or solid green, only to find a wild pedestrian has appeared, but you've already began the turn and are now blocking oncoming traffic, and you get the stink eye from everyone at the intersection


Kinja'd!!! 1337HPMustang > thebigbossyboss
10/19/2014 at 15:47

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I make left turns at intersections with a dedicated left turn light all the time, even after the left turn phase ends and on the regular lights either green or yellow . Why not?

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one of these?


Kinja'd!!! 1337HPMustang > 1337HPMustang
10/19/2014 at 15:48

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oops responded to self


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > 1337HPMustang
10/19/2014 at 15:54

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Either you're confused, or you like running red lights.

This wasn't a scenario where an advance green arrow goes, and then the main light goes green. In that case what I did would be fine.

The left turns at this intersection have their own dedicated lights, you're only supposed to turn on your dedicated green, not when they're red.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > 1337HPMustang
10/19/2014 at 15:54

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Lots of places have a seperate signal for the left turn lane only. Miss that, and you have to wait for the next light cycle. VERY annoying.


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > thebigbossyboss
10/19/2014 at 15:55

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I've done that. It's an extremely d'uh moment.


Kinja'd!!! 1337HPMustang > thebigbossyboss
10/19/2014 at 15:57

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Oh I see what you mean. Sorry forgot bigger intersections have lights for left lanes.


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > 1337HPMustang
10/19/2014 at 15:59

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More like

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/…


Kinja'd!!! thebigbossyboss > shop-teacher
10/19/2014 at 17:37

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And usually the left turn cycle is short and you get to wait like 3 or 4 lights. YAYYYYYY!


Kinja'd!!! shop-teacher > thebigbossyboss
10/19/2014 at 17:50

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MADDENING! And of course I he dingle-berries in front of you ate too busy texting to GO, when the light finally changes.