rightonred stress 4668small (reposting this reply with the original poster's message included this time) In the province of Ontario, in Canada, most cities have...
Hopefully you are not serious. How many people are on such tight schedules that waiting an extra 20 seconds at a light is going to ruin their life? Ramming someone at a red light because you are so rude and impatient that you can't wait a few extra seconds is going to end up delaying you even more while you wait for the police to come and investigate the accident. Not to mention the hit to your wallet. Impatience is not an excuse for being a jerk.
Here is the NC Statute that authorizes "right on red."
"Approaching with traffic signal traffic signal the approaching a. When a steady or strobe beam stoplight is emitting a red light controlling traffic pbutting through an intersection, an approaching vehicle facing the red light shall come to a stop and shall not enter the intersection. After coming to a complete stop and unless prohibited by an appropriate sign, that approaching vehicle may make a right turn. b. Any vehicle that turns right under this subdivision shall yield the right-of-way to: 1. Other traffic and pedestrians using the intersection; and 2. Pedestrians who are moving towards the intersection, who are in reasonably close proximity to the intersection, and who are preparing to cross in front of the traffic that is required to stop at the red light....." Notice the part about "may make a right turn." Also notice that you required to stop, and look, not slow down and pull out in front of any car or pedestrian that you can intimidate into not hitting your car.
rightonred stress 4666Any light that doesn't change in less than 3 minutes with no opposing traffic needs to be retimed. I have been honked at while sitting at a...
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