Waiting in the intersection before turning left is OK, until the light changes travis baker The in basket: Kay Wilson e-mailed me after reading the recent Road Warrior about Bremerton introducing some flashing yellow left-turn lights this year, to say, “Every time I sit behind a car waiting to turn left while the yellow light is flashing, I think of retired Bremerton police officer Tom Pratt. At a regular traffic light, you should enter the intersection.
Look both ways and make sure that the oncoming lanes are clear. For drivers making a left turn, this rule does not apply! Most states—intelligently—allow left-turning drivers to wait in the intersection while oncoming traffic goes straight. It’s certainly not a problem for cross traffic, since they have red anyway.
. Drivers entering an intersection to turn left: Can wait in the intersection until they can turn left. The person turning left must yield to oncoming traffic.
The lights sequence differently or something. Is it legal to enter an intersection while waiting to turn left and to then complete your turn as the light turns red? Left Turn: Turn on the left turn signal before you make the turn and slow down.
Answer about left turns Carefully, unless you are in China. Make the turn from the designated lane (use left lane).
Basically, you must have driven past the line marking the intersection before the light turned red.
All I know is, if you make a left turn at an intersection in FL, like we do MI, you are in big trouble. I got stopped and received a ticket for running a red light. The general rule of law is that you must have "entered" the intersection while you still had the legal right to do.
In other words, it is legal for a motorist preparing to turn left at a green light to enter an intersection while waiting for traffic to clear. Depends on the jurisdiction.
Answer: In heavy traffic, trying to make a left turn can result in a lot of frustration. No more than one car may enter the intersection, and the car may not ENTER the intersection once the light turns, but may proceed to turn if they are already in the intersection. Some officers do not understand this. It is not the same. State law on traffic signals is vague about whether left-turners can be in the intersection as they try to make the turn, but it does say they need to yield to others going through the intersection.
Washington state is ambiguous as to whether you can pull into an intersection on a green light, but in general in law, if there is not a rule against it, it is legal. I pulled into the intersection while the light was green and didn't receive an adequate break in traffic until the light turned red. Go through the intersection and when legally possible make a u-turn or go to the next intersection and go around the block.
In some states it is illegal to enter the right lane after the turn is completed. An ABC30 viewer wanted to know: if I have a green circular light and am turning left at an intersection but am waiting on traffic, do I enter the intersection or wait behind the line? If a driver faces a green light, they are authorized to enter the intersection and wait for clearance to complete their turn.