Right on Red

The judge have the conviction and integrity to stand up against Money making companies that are in cahoot with local government.

Which local government is Tennessee are you referring to? Any basis for your statement, or are you just ranting?

Apparently all the cities in East Tennesse
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/176975/2/Cities-with-red-li...

I realize that when posted no turn on red is the rule when posted. But are there states that do not allow right on red after a full stop?

Since cities have "contracts" with Automated Traffic Enforcement companies, I probably should have asked gwapaval what secret agreements he was speaking of to justify the word "cahoots".

@spokybob, tThe link you provided seems to say that East Tennessee cities simply followed the new Tennessee law once it was enacted in 2011.

There can't still be states that don't allow right turns on red after a FULL stop, is there?

I remember many years ago, Michigan didn't allow it but that's when I was a kid, and that's a very long time ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_turn_on_red

I especially like the section called Pedestrian Safety, since I may rant here to a similar extent in some threads.

The left-on-red section in the link is also handy to know.

I read an article. There are NO states prohibiting red light turn after stop. I was surprised that NYC prohibits those turns, unless a sign allows it.
I returned to Illinois after my Navy service in California. I turned right on a red. A policeman honked and shook his finger at me. I guess he noticed my CA plates. This was a long time ago.

That's because of the danger of running over someone while they enjoy their 1oz of "almost legal" weed and sip on their "soon to be illegal" 32oz Big Gulp.

Well, first off the first sentence in this article is incorrect to the intent of the article...

"Every city in East Tennessee that currently has red light cameras is not issuing citations for drivers caught on camera making a right turn without stopping."

To be clear, RLC companies issue citations to the registered OWNERS of vehicles - NOT THE DRIVERS. (You would think a reporter would get this very basic information correct.)

Funny how because of this change a right-on-red violation at a RLC intersection will now carry a stiffer penalty than previously (because an officer will be required to issue the citation rather than allowing the RLC to issue the citation.)

...oh, how we bend over backwards to make these cameras work.... No wonder 13 states have made them illegal.

Some common sense prevails...

New York City does not allow right-on-red except where it is posted.

dobs108

All states allow turns on red unless posted (right turns or left turns when turning from a one way street to a one way street). The federal government requires this via the MUTCD. NYC applied for and received a special exception that is unique.

Some states tried playing games with the intent of the feds and hung up No Turn On Red signs everywhere, but the ones that had no traffic engineering justification were required to be removed. Some were.

But in some intersection of Toronto, you will be fined when you turn right on red if you don't full stop over 3 seconds.

Is there any reason given for why one must stop for a full 3 seconds at some Toronto intersections? Like many laws, this makes no sense.

I Googled this and found several references claiming that the "three second rule" is a myth, e.g.,

http://trafficticketsolutions.ca/stop-sign.php

Several of the discussions went on to claim that cops will issue tickets anyway, citing the "three second rule" verbally but just using the official name of the (alleged) offense on the ticket.

I don't know the reason. Maybe for the red light like stop sign when you turn right, you have to stop 3 seconds.

A famous intersection is Finch Av E/Don Mills Rd., many people were caught and fined 320 bulks.

The companies are all about making money, Safety is only a second concern and an argument that can use in order to implement their money makers.

That may well have happened, but the point of my previous posting was that while the officer issuing the ticket might say that there is a "three second rule", others claim that it is simply not a requirement under the Highway Traffic Act. The officer(s) might be misinformed, or they might be counting on a certain percentage of the tickets going uncontested. However, $325 + 3 demerit points (for "Red Light - Fail To Stop") is a strong incentive to fight the ticket.

In Ontario, no points with the right light camera, only fine. For the police can not make certain who is the driver. So they give this ticket to the owner only.

And this ticket cannot be cancelled. Because the evidence is photo, we can't give any excuse.

After go to court, normally result is pay half fine + 35 court fee.

There is a right turn on red camera in Griffin GA that is there strictly for revenue. A shame we don't have more judges that will stand up to that nonsense.

Thanks for the additional information. Good to know!

NYC has a many laws that don't follow State and Federal law or even the constitution. If we could at least move them outside of NYS, we could keep track of what is considered NYC to obey their special laws.

California should have the same law like Tennessee.

The "full stop" part is an issue here in Chicago. Many people here have no clue that you are supposed to come to a "full stop" at a red light before making a turn. This is especially true with the Taxi cabs here in the city. I have been almost run over many time by these Morons who don't even slow down before coming around the corner on a red.

I'm a full believer in coming to a complete stop BEFORE turning right on red. There have been many instances when I have almost been run over - IN THE CROSS WALK WITH THE WALK LIGHT ILLUMINATED - because some idiot didn't even slow down when they turned.

Pedestrians have the right away. That should be enforced.

Just because someone comes to a complete stop, doesn't mean they look to the right to make sure there are no pedestrians. If it's a problem, there should be no turn on red. Most red light camera intersections I encounter, there are no pedestrians.

I've noticed that few of those morons bother to use their turn signals too.

Are they afraid they might wear out?

Ron

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q297/spokybob/blinker.jpg

Very helpful link. Thanks.

Turn signals are often a problem: First they work, then they don't work, then they work again, then they don't....

I have a '69 Honda CB350, and the right turn signal behaves as described unfortunately and I believe it has worn out after 40+ years. Sometimes it does work, then other times it doesn't. I think it could be a fault in the wiring at this point, the bulbs are still good.

In the big picture, red light cameras are meaningless. When is the last time that anyone here got a ticket in the mail? We don't have anything more interesting to talk about? LOL

I see what you did there.

It's amazing how these topics are so beaten to death. Usually as we get older, we become more responsible. There are two places that I have been to often, California, and Ontario. In both places, pedestrian and turn laws are enforced by human police officers. I wonder what people have to say about humans enforcing the law? Unconstitutional? Don't work? They aren't calibrated? What now? LOL

Let the people behind me honk, hopefully some are RL Cam lovers and will insist we need more of them!!!

It's not a requirement, but not turning right on red where it's legal, creates a bottleneck. It's definitely inconsiderate.

If you're not confident that the RLC functions as designed, watch what a FedEX or UPS truck does. They most certainly turn right on red at red light intersections.

My one complaint is when I get a left turn signal and as I turn left have the idiot with a red light opposite me make a right turn on red light in front of me. There are many idiots out there and one has to keep an eye out for them.

Sounds like a warranty issue to me. I'd take it back to the dealer and demand a free replacement.

Ron

When I moved to Tennessee, I was told that, if I see a car with it's turn signals blinking, the owner probably bought it that way.

I think it's true.

Up here in Vancouver Canada, no proof of course, but it seems that turn signals are an option when you buy a new Car. Why pay for it if you not going to use them anyways?....

If the dealership is still in business (no idea where the bike was purchased) I should take it in and see what they say. Who knows, they may be impressed to see it is still on the road and fix it for free!

It could be out of warranty based on the number of (s)miles ....

Ron

The mileage is actually quite low, around 17K. Being 43 years old, I'd say well outside any warranty

You can make a left turn on red from a one way to a one way with the exception of certain states and NYC.

http://www.driversedguru.com/driving-articles/drivers-ed-ext...

Guess there's no traffic cameras on these type of intersections.

Doh Doh Doh

Good for that judge!

Those camera's "might" reduce some accidents or slow some people down and pay more attention, but, this goes to show that these camera companies will do anything to increase "their" revenues and try to convince municipalities to go along to increase their revenues as well.

A traffic light on a one way street that turns onto another one way street? What is the purpose of the light? Pedestrian safety? Why not just a stop sign?

Several years ago, we had your situation and boy was I glad we did.

The major street was 4 lanes going into town. The one way cross street came from another major street two block away that was 4 lanes going out of town.

I would mostly be trying to cross the 4 way inbound street in order to get to church (where I have been involved with its Television Ministry for many years and there need to be there during the week for editing, etc). Had it not been for the trafic light, I would not have been able to cross safely.

Now, the major streets have been changed into two way - 2 lanes each.

I think that we would agree that these situations are best left to the decision of a traffic engineer.