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Old 08-04-2007, 11:06 PM
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Are you really that stupid?

Answer to your post is no, right turn on red only after stop!

If I was in my Police car and saw you do that, well, a ticket!

You Obey the lights.
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Old 08-04-2007, 11:08 PM
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Usaually U-Turns will follow along the same lines!

They are dangerous and can get you and others killed!
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Old 08-04-2007, 11:12 PM
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Are you really that stupid?

Answer to your post is no, right turn on red only after stop!

If I was in my Police car and saw you do that, well, a ticket!

You Obey the lights.
Tom Earp, did YOU just call me stupid?
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Old 08-04-2007, 11:14 PM
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Tom Earp, did YOU just call me stupid?
I believe he did. And yet he claims that other people are so rude.
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Old 08-05-2007, 01:09 PM
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Tom Earp, did YOU just call me stupid?
LOL.

The correct answer to this is, "Pot, this is my friend Kettle...what color are you today?"
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Old 08-05-2007, 01:15 PM
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LOL.

The correct answer to this is, "Pot, this is my friend Kettle...what color are you today?"
Well that would feel like I was admitting to being stupid myself in the first place.
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Old 08-05-2007, 01:20 PM
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Well that would feel like I was admitting to being stupid myself in the first place.
Meh, it's Earp anyway. Half the people here have him on ignore and the other 49% don't pay any attention to his drunk rants anyway.

I did find it literally LOL funny that he would think to call someone stupid. I know it's just a persona that he puts on here to make everyone feel sorry for his pathtic ass, but you can't play the duel role of the town drunk and the villiage idiot and expect anyone to respect anything you say/do.
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Old 08-05-2007, 02:40 PM
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In WI, as far as I know, you cannot make U-turns at controlled intersections.
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Old 08-05-2007, 04:07 PM
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Colorado law is a little sketchy on these things.

It says something like (really paraphrasing here) U turns are allowed in safe areas. Generally, if they don't want you to make one at an intersection, it is marked No U Turns.

Right turns on red after full stops are legal unless marked otherwise.

Left turns from a far left lane of a one way street to the far left lane of a crossing one way street are legal unless marked otherwise.

It is illegal to make any turn if there is a red arrow pointing in that direction.

Now, here's a good Colorado question:

If two cars meet going different directions on a one lane mountain road, who has the right or way, the car going uphill or the one going down?
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Old 08-05-2007, 04:41 PM
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The car coming down is my guess for having the right of way.

(I'm basing this off the somewhat frequent run-away-truck-lanes that you see for coming down the mountain. You wouldn't want the burden to yield to on the guy already worried about speed control, IMHO.)

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Old 08-05-2007, 11:08 AM
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Are you really that stupid?

Answer to your post is no, right turn on red only after stop!

If I was in my Police car and saw you do that, well, a ticket!

You Obey the lights.
You're in Missouri, Tom. She's in Georgia. Traffic laws vary from state to state, especially with regard to u-turns, right-on-red, left-on-red and similar laws.

minDyG, the Georgia Driver's Manual (p. 40) specifically mentions right-on-red and left-on-red, but says nothing about u-turns-on-red. With regard to left-on-red, it specifically conditions that right as follows: "from the left lane of a one way street only onto a one way street on which the traffic moves toward the driver’s left." A u-turn is not a left turn, nor are you turning onto a one-way street that moves to your left, so it would not seem to satisfy this condition.

The only mention of u-turns in the book (p. 44) says "Do not make a U-turn where signs prohibit doing so." Arguably, a red light is a sign or signal prohibiting any movement, except for right- or left- turns as allowed.

I would assume it's not legal unless something can be found specifically saying that it is.
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Old 08-05-2007, 12:00 PM
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Isn't the only move legal at a red light is a right hand turn unless otherwise noted?
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Old 08-05-2007, 12:14 PM
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No, I am in Kansas!

I guess you could do a U-Turn if not caught or T-Boned!
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Old 08-05-2007, 01:14 PM
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In Michigan, it's only legal if there is a meridian that is at least 60 feet wide, so a cement barrier alone probably wouldn't let it qualify. You would still have to stop at the red first, then proceed if traffic is clear.
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You're in Missouri, Tom. She's in Georgia. Traffic laws vary from state to state, especially with regard to u-turns, right-on-red, left-on-red and similar laws.

minDyG, the Georgia Driver's Manual (p. 40) specifically mentions right-on-red and left-on-red, but says nothing about u-turns-on-red. With regard to left-on-red, it specifically conditions that right as follows: "from the left lane of a one way street only onto a one way street on which the traffic moves toward the driver’s left." A u-turn is not a left turn, nor are you turning onto a one-way street that moves to your left, so it would not seem to satisfy this condition.

The only mention of u-turns in the book (p. 44) says "Do not make a U-turn where signs prohibit doing so." Arguably, a red light is a sign or signal prohibiting any movement, except for right- or left- turns as allowed.

I would assume it's not legal unless something can be found specifically saying that it is.
Thanks. These two responses are pretty much the kinds of feedback I'm looking for...everyone who is just repeating the fact that you can't go at a red-light is a bit redundant.
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Old 08-05-2007, 02:07 PM
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Isn't the only move legal at a red light is a right hand turn unless otherwise noted?
It depends on the state.

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No, I am in Kansas!
Sorry. Thought you were on the Missouri side.
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