Left on red OK?

>> I don't see many people doing it here but wish they would. <<

It won't be me impeding ya, mate.

Geo/ATL

New York has had that as part of their law since it was enacted years ago, however, the vast majority of intersections where it would apply are in New York City, where turns on red are prohibited unless specifically marked, so we don't have many opportunities to make a left on red.

from 1 way to 1 way remember not to make a rolling stop is the big issue.

Florida has that law too but have never tempted to test it.

In Michigan, it is permissible to turn left on red from a two-way to a one-way street if a left is permissible, provided the intersection is not posted 'no turn on red'

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it's the dog's fault

The driver of a vehicle may turn right on red or turn left on red from a one-way street into another one-street, subject to first coming to a compete stop, seeing no signage to the contrary, and yielding to pedestrian and other lawful traffic.

ALA CODE §32-5A-32(3)b. reads: “Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, vehicular traffic facing any steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street, after stopping as required by subdivision (3)a. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.”

Thanks to the OP. I did not know it was legal in Alabama until I looked it up in response to your post.

A Free Left
That's what they called it in Seattle.

In certain instances, it is permissible in Illinois to turn left on a red light. According to the Rules of the Road handbook published by the Illinois Secretary of State, as long as the following five conditions exist, you can turn "left on red."

First, there can't be a posted sign prohibiting the turn. For example, a sign that says "no turns on red," "no left turns," or of course, "no left turns on red."

Second, the driver has to be driving on a one-way street before they make the turn.

Third, the street the person wants to turn onto has to be another one-way street.

Fourth, the traffic on the street the person wants to turn onto has to be moving left.

Finally, and most importantly, the person making the left turn on red must give the right-of-way to all other pedestrians and traffic and must be able to make the turn safely.

Staring 1-1-12, if you are on a motorcycle (or bicycle) and the red light does't change for at least 2 mins., if you can safely do so, you can go any direction you wish. (NOTE: The law applies to municipalities with fewer than 2 million people, meaning it wouldn’t apply in Chicago.)

Ron

I'm not aware of any street in the ATL area that allow you to make a left on Red.

I am not aware whether or not City of Atlanta ordinances or posted signage may prohibit such turns there. However, GA Code Section 40-6-21(3)(D) provides that in the State of Georgia:

“Traffic, except pedestrians, facing a steady CIRCULAR RED signal, after stopping as provided in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, may make a left turn from the left-hand lane of a one-way street onto a one-way street on which the traffic moves toward the driver's left but shall stop and remain stopped for pedestrians and yield the right of way to other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at such intersection. Such vehicular traffic shall not make a left turn against a steady CIRCULAR RED signal at any intersection where a sign is erected prohibiting such left turn.”

Ohio has this law too but I never found a location or had a situation to use it.

This is the first time I have heard that you can turn left on red,Here in Ohio if I do that ,I will have a smokey on my tail.with some nice blue and red light flashing all over ..lol

always learning something new hehe

can't recall any locations where I could get it tested right away (2 one ways intersection), but will look for that

We've had that for years and gets traffic moving quickly.

has the same law, and Davenport IA has a lot of area you can do it.

Right on red OK
Left on Red NOT OK!!!!

... allows it, like other states, if from a one way street to a one way street as long at there is no "No Turn On Red" sign posted.

Tons of places to do this in Center City Philadelphia with all of it's one way streets.

It is a lack of knowledge and the inability to break old habits.
I believe we should mount a campaign to get traffic broadcast (radio & TV) to periodically review traffic laws like:
right turn on red
left turn on red
driving with HEADLIGHTS on at DUSK and when it is PRECIPITATING. NOTE...NOTE NOT....NOT parking lights.
that one is my BIGGEST aggravation.

What are people thinking (not) by DRIVING with PARKING lights on. Is this an eco trip? conserving power?

BTW - NC still trying to be from a one way street to a one way street.
Effective ------------NEVER RATIFIED
Any vehicle that turns left under this subdivision shall be, except where prohibited by an appropriate sign, vehicular traffic that is:
1. In the leftmost lane of travel on a one‑way street;
2. Facing a red light;
3. At an intersection with another one‑way street with traffic traveling from right to left may enter the intersection and make a left turn into the extreme left‑hand lane lawfully available to traffic.

While I have no doubt daytime running lights do help prevent accidents, I detest the way they are implemented in many vehicles. Too many nights have I seen cars running with only their DRLs lit because they are almost as bright as the headlamps. Don't these people ever look at their dash or is it all electronic so it's lit too?

The law is the same in Ontario, Canada, but there really isn't a lot of roads where it's applicable. I suspect many people, including me forget when it can be used.

DRLs = please, let's not call them that and add further justification for people to DRIVE with PARKING lights on

My particular issue with parking lights is that I came this close to a head on collision because the approaching vehicle had their parking lights on and it appeared as though the vehicle was about a mile off when it was only 1/2 mile as I passed a car on a two lane road.

I have no sympathy for anyone driving with parking lights on and having an accident.

My mother's car has DRLs, and the dash is always lit. The only indication (asside from the green light on the dash) is that the radio lights are not on unless the headlights are turned on.

I find it very annoying driving at night with DRLs, too many people not turning their lights on and the back end is completely dark.

My Camry turns the headlights on automatically when it is dark enough. Otherwise the running lights are on. Don't most new cars do this?

Then it is technology's fault that people get into their car and leave their brains and good judgement at home.

Got it..........And all the time, I was thinking it was just people being ignorant...

I would wait for green and not to risk a ticket to make a left turn on red, unless I see a sign stating such is permissible.

Take to much effort to argue in court if unfortunately ticketed.

(2)　　turn left, if the intersecting streets are both
one-way streets and a left turn is permissible.

General Motors started this Daytime Running Lights.
I heard that Canada was going to mandate the DRL and GM jumped right in. Is this true?

Quite true! There are very few places outside of NYC where you will have a one way street intersect with another one way street at a traffic light. You come close on some LIE service road interchanges but all the crossroad that I am aware of are bi-directional.

When I was downtown Chicago one time, a taxi behind me honked. It was permissible to make a left at the red, so I did. I was glad I knew I could do that, because otherwise I'd have no idea why the taxi was honking at me. I think I'd rather face a traffic judge, than an irate taxi driver, lol.

I feel like we're derailing the thread, but here goes...

One of my cars runs its headlights all the time. I personally don't like it. There are so many reasons why I cannot tolerate it, so I'd like to add to your pet peeve of driving with "parking" lights on, only my list is why I hate DRLs!

1. It is impossible to turn the headlights off, unless you pull the parking brake up a little. I would not do that while driving, but there are times when I need the headlights off, like when I go to the drive-in movie theater. Yes, I'm the jerk leaving early, shining my lights on the screen, unless I utilize the parking break. SORRY! Stop honking!

2. There really is no way to tell if your tail lights are on, unless you're in the habit of manually turning the lights on and off. Which I am, but other people that drive the car are not.

3. Because the lights are on all the time, the headlights burn out a heck of a lot faster. It's fun getting pulled over when it's still light out because one of the headlights is out.

4. If I want to flash another driver for any reason, it doesn't work. Unless I want to blind them by flashing my brights.

5. In inclement weather, it's a state law in Illinois to have headlights on if using windshield wipers. So if I have the headlights on during the day, the dashboard is automatically set to dim. I have to push a special "Daytime" button, to make the dash brighter, so I can read the controls.

(3) Steady red indication

(a) Vehicle operators facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection control area and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown. However, the vehicle operators facing a steady circular red signal may, after stopping proceed to make a right turn from a one-way or two-way street into a two-way street or into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the right turn; or a left turn from a one-way or two-way street into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the left turn; unless a sign posted by competent authority prohibits such movement. Vehicle operators planning to make such turns shall remain stopped to allow other vehicles lawfully within or approaching the intersection control area to complete their movements. Vehicle operators planning to make such turns shall also remain stopped for pedestrians who are lawfully within the intersection control area as required by RCW 46.61.235(1).

(b) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in RCW 46.61.060 as now or hereafter amended, pedestrians facing a steady circular red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.

(c) Vehicle operators facing a steady red arrow indication may not enter the intersection control area to make the movement indicated by such arrow, and unless entering the intersection control area to make such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering a crosswalk on the near side of the intersection control area, or if none, then before entering the intersection control area and shall remain standing until an indication to make the movement indicated by such arrow is shown. However, the vehicle operators facing a steady red arrow indication may, after stopping proceed to make a right turn from a one-way or two-way street into a two-way street or into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the right turn; or a left turn from a one-way street or two-way street into a one-way street carrying traffic in the direction of the left turn; unless a sign posted by competent authority prohibits such movement. Vehicle operators planning to make such turns shall remain stopped to allow other vehicles lawfully within or approaching the intersection control area to complete their movements. Vehicle operators planning to make such turns shall also remain stopped for pedestrians who are lawfully within the intersection control area as required by RCW 46.61.235(1).

I saw that, too. I feel that is a judgement call. If I were the driver behind and noticed it is an out-of-state license plate, I will wait for green unless there is a posted sign drivers can't miss.

As a former LEO, it is possible to make a left turn on a red light in Ohio. According to ORC 4511.13 (C) (3) it is permissable to make a left turn from a one way street. See the following; Unless a sign is in place prohibiting a left turn as provided in division (C)(5) of this section, vehicular traffic, streetcars, and trackless trolleys facing a steady red signal on a one-way street that intersects another one-way street on which traffic moves to the left may cautiously enter the intersection to make a left turn into the one-way street after stopping as required by division (C)(1) of this section, and yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

Yeah, as it says above, left turn on red is legal in Illinois with two intersecting one way streets where a left turn is legal, there are no pedestrians in either crosswalk, and there's no sign prohibiting it. But there can't be many such intersections in Illinois other than in the city of Chicago, where they definitely are found. I've done it there, too. I would never honk at somebody who wasn't exercising his right to turn left on red though--that's a good way to be misunderstood and get shot.

Left turn on red permitted, one-way onto one-way.

It could get you a ticket in Chicago...

11-4-1290 Motor vehicle horns and audible signal devices.
No person shall sound any horn or audible signal device of any motor vehicle of any kind while not in motion nor shall such horn or signal device be sounded under any circumstances except as required by law nor shall it be sounded for any unnecessary or unreasonable period of time.
(Prior code § 17-4.20)

http://www.nonoise.org/lawlib/cities/chicago/

Ron

Maybe I'll give it a shot some time . . .

The environment of making a left on red from a one way to a one way is the same as making a right on red normally with the exception that you have to be aware of traffic on the other side of the intersection (if it is 2 way there) making a right turn into your intended lane instead of a left turn in a conventional intersection.

Wow, long run on sentence.

Right on Red maybe OK.

Left on Red NOT OK, unless you are already in the middle of intersection before the light turns red.

What about those people who do not know or do not care that one of their headlights is not working. Don't the parking lights help you to know that it is a car rather than a bike or motorcycle?

Most of the time you can't see the parking light on the burnt out side until you're fairly close and by then you can most likely see it's a car without the parking light.

One thing that helps me know, from a distance, is a car doesn't have as much room in a lane and tends to stay in one part, in other words the headlight wouldn't move around within the lane as much as a bike would.

Arizona allows left on red as indicated in the original post. Onto a one-way street after coming to a complete stop. It might be a universal rule like 'right' on red after a full stop (but not confined to one-way streets).

Cheers