So this has been annoying me lately; drivers leaving excessive spacing when stopped for a red light. I get it, you don’t want to be right on the next guys bumper, you should leave space to escape if the guy in front stalls or somebody tries to carjack you. But 2-3 car lengths? It really bugs me when they do it in a left turn lane causing a back up to the travel lane resulting in overall congestion. Or, if they’re first at the light, they don’t pull up far enough to reach the road sensors that trigger a light change. I haven’t been able to isolate to a specific demographic, seems to be young, old, black, white, you name it. Maybe they’re just stoned at the wheel. I’m tempted to roll down my window and ask ‘wtf’? I’m in the Northeast US. Has anybody else witnessed this?
I was a Driver Examiner in the Province of Ontario.
You wouldn’t fail for this, but it is an infraction.
You must ALWAYS SIGNAL YOUR INTENTION.
Also, cite this ‘law’ you pulled from your ass.
Ah, OK might be a Canadian thing then. There is no law in the US that requires usage of a turn signal in a turn only lane. I didn’t pull a law from my ass, you’re pulling one from yours, or rather I’m talking about US law and it seems you’re talking about Canadian.
No mention of America.
No mention of America.
Are you forgetting that 95% of the world’s population lives outside of America?
… and incorrect even in America.
What does False Consensus mean?
It seems you’re a shitty driver in every country.
Wrong.
Minnesota (this is a state in the US) traffic code 169.19 Subd. 5 Signal to turn:
A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. A person whose vehicle is exiting a roundabout is exempt from this subdivision.
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I stated there wasn’t a law.
Youre wrong in Minnesota.
All the laws I’ve seen say you must signal 100ft before turning and don’t have an exception for turn lanes.
Do you have an example of such an exception?