Permission to flip people off

They don't give the right of way to the person turning right either - the person going straight at a green light has the right of way compared to all cross traffic but that's the only way I've seen it spelled out. I have seen places where it's spelled out when turning you must at least at first turn into the near lane. Pretty sure Ohio cops like pulling people over for that one but I haven't lived there since 91.

I guess my real point in all of this right of way talk is simple - do not assume you legally have the right of way. The right of way laws are minimal and absolutely do not cover all situations.

 

Talking just GA and more specifically the metro ATL. Out in the country where flashing lights are normal it's no big deal. It's when the fucking soccer moms see something they don't encounter every day picking their snowflake up from school they just go catatonic and come to a stop.

 

Huh? That makes no sense at all. Of course it matters if they're going straight or turning.

There is no need for a sign saying yield to left turning traffic. Also all right turning drivers have to yield to all sorts of things too - especially pedestrians.

None of what you're saying addresses anything about which lane a right turning vehicle must or should turn into...

BTW - you're also putting more into the left flashing yellow arrow and the signs. The reason they are there is until this new style of arrow went in, a green or yellow arrow for a left turn lane actually did mean you had the right of way as they were red when you didn't. Someone finally got smart and realized it's stupid to have people sit there when no oncoming traffic was happening so they made the yellow arrow flash and put up a sign as a reminder the yellow no loner means it's your lane and the other light is red like it used to be. I like the new setup a lot better, smarter all in all. You can still have your turn lanes get a turn light but keep things moving when there is room for more to go through.

 

Opposite of what? Opposite of your current direction or the direction you plan to be going once you turn? Of post turn then if turning right you have to yield to all the traffic in the other lane who would not be near you....

But if you're talking about traffic coming directly at you - nowhere in that does it cover the vehicles turning. Once they slow/stop to turn they are no longer coming right at us and you cannot legally hunt them....

I love reading laws, they're so damned dumb

 

I'd like to see it because as I read things last time I looked once you were turning you weren't part of what was listed as having the right of way. The GA law is listed about and does not cover right turning vehicles any more than left turning ones. Just those continuing through the intersection.

 

Just because the cop doesn't know the law either doesn't mean anything

I also won't be in an accident ever because of someone turning right when I'm turning left into separate lanes.

FWIW - GA evidently believes my version is more righter because that is the way every intersection where they've bother to paint lines is set up.

 

Turning from single lanes to single I'd say yes the right turning vehicle has more right of way since they're already turning by the time the left turn one can determine if they were going straight or not (ignoring turn signals since most people seem to when they drive ).

 

Who ever suggested that? You argue that shit in court.

Although - I did argue me in the RV in the left lane with GSP once. We agreed to disagree and I got a warning not a ticket