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[–] 3 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

That in the US, it is usually legal to make a right turn at a red light. People who drive up to a red light in the middle or toward the right side of the right through lane forget this. When inevitably a car seeking to turn right stops behind them, blocked from progressing to the intersection, they pull up 5 feet while failing to move their car more than 3 inches to the left.

I've been behind drivers who do this at one intersection, recognize that people behind them can't get by, and then stop in the same position at the next intersection to have the scenario repeat itself.

I've also been first at a red light, pulled fully to the left side of the right lane, and had a car drive up behind me a half a car-width further right be surprised when they find out they're blocking right-hand turners. What do you suppose was the thought process when pulling up behind me? "Look at this maniac stopped all the way on the left side of the lane!"

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    These people are saving lives in the grand scheme of things. Turning right on red causes a lot of accidents, especially with pedestrians and cyclists..

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child)

    I hadn't considered that they were purposefully impeding legal vehicle maneuvers as the safety police.

    That's actually far less likely than those drivers just not knowing what's going on. There is considerable overlap between them and drivers who spend all their time on the right side of their lane / overlapping the bike lane.

    Go figure that on Lemmy the "fuck cars" crowd would get behind this, though.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Driving dangerously is generally illegal everywhere else. As someone not in the US, the first time I heard that ridiculous law exists I thought it was a joke. Especially when I found out it was just a scheme to save fuel at the expense of every other road user and especially pedestrians. Insanity.

    You're upset that people aren't risking lives to save you a few seconds. You're not exactly the good guy here.

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