Old law (OMG) - United Bimmer Community

witeshark · 06-04-2005, 08:29 PM

During a conversation earlier, I found out that there was a time that there was no turn on red anywhere Yup. On red, even in a right turn, you had to wait for the light to go! Can you believe that?

**delmarco** · 06-04-2005, 08:36 PM

yeah...it's like that everywhere in NY!!! except for 2 places that I know..both at Highways in Queens.

I coulda swore Miami and parts of Florida was like that too....

I didn't know you couldda turn on red...maybe that is why people were honking at me PT Cruiser...thought it was cause I looked fly in it!

he he he he he

**beem** · 06-04-2005, 08:42 PM

its like that in Europe

**komodo** · 06-04-2005, 08:55 PM

It makes so much sense though...

**xsperf** · 06-05-2005, 12:50 AM

delmacrco, that must be only NYC, im in NY and its rarely no turn on red here

**delmarco** · 06-05-2005, 08:24 AM

Yeah it's exit 15 off the LIE/495 West when you drive into Queens towards Manhhattan. The last exit before the midtown tunnel/ as you turn to get onto the street that takes you to the Queens Boro brigde.

The other one is the Woodhaven Blvd exit off the LIE/495 East also in Queens.
That is the only 2 I've ever seen.

**528man** · 06-05-2005, 11:58 AM

i couldnt stand that

i hate left turns at stoplights

**Torque** · 06-05-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 528man

i couldnt stand that

i hate left turns at stoplights

People around here either don't know that you can't turn left on red or refuse to accept it, but you see them turning all the time.

One time some douche was honking at me to go left on red. I swear if he honked again I would have dragged him out the window and beat him to death.

witeshark · 06-05-2005, 02:07 PM

Left turn on red could only be in the case of right hand driven cars, driving on the left side of the road. Right turn on red in US is about the curb side turn that shouldn't need to wait for green if traffic is clear. Just to clear things up.

**TerryY** · 06-05-2005, 02:27 PM

Left turn on red is from a one-way streeet onto another one-way going to the left.

I remember when there was no legal right on red anywhere

Then when it started to spread around the country you had to try to remember if it was Legal where you were before you were ticketed or run over from behind

I remember when drivers actually Stopped before turning too

**Spieluhr** · 06-05-2005, 03:23 PM

^^^
exactly you can turn left on red on a one-way street.

but that would drive me fucking crazy, late night, just wanting to get to where I'm going and have to wait to make a right turn. CRAZY

**BMWbeauty416** · 06-06-2005, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by beem

its like that in Europe

for places that drive on the left:
you can't turn right on red because thats across traffic
in some places you can turn left on red though

~*Teg*~