just another friendly traffic reminder from us here at theYerg.com…
if you are traveling down a multi-lane one way street and move over to the far left lane of the three lane street (the left hand turn lane) and then you come to a red light where another multi-lane one way street is traveling from right to left, YOU CAN TURN LEFT ON RED!!!! and yes, i double checked with sgt. yerg of the baltimore police department…
every morning i drive up 12th street which is a one way street and then turn left onto church street which is another one way street. and if i am not the first person in line for that light, i have to endure the idiocy of those who are unaware of traffic laws. on occasion i might give the person in front of me a friendly toot. just sort of nudge them along. at the same time i honk, i usually lip the words “you CAN turn on red.” some people welcome my advice and proceed through the intersection. while others get in their little tizzy and decide that they want to berate me for trying to educate them on the intersection protocol.
here is the part that really burns my ass. church street that i am turning onto? has perfectly timed lights so that you can make it the whole way across town if you get the first green. now, here is the test for the geniuses that sit in front of me refusing to turn left: guess which light the green light domino effect starts from? 12th STREET!
so as soon as that light you have been waiting for to turn green allows you (in your mind) to turn left, the light you are coming upon on church street 100 yards away turns red. this allows me to scowl at you through your passenger window knowing that if you just understood the traffic laws then we could be to the other side of town by now.
oh, and to the lady yesterday that was applying ample amounts of make up at BOTH lights since you were unable to make that left turn and was frustrated that interrupted her mascara application with my friendly toot, two big middle fingers in the air! none of that make up was going to help you…