[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by BWillie

You actually aren't supposed to do this and it is unsafe. If you pull out into the intersection on a green light, waiting to turn left you put yourself in danger and can get into no mans land where you are either stuck in the middle of the intersection on a green light or have to turn left on a red light. When I used to do auto claims I used to get a kick out of that type of accident, they would always say the other person didn't stop for them.

So lets say you are approaching an intersection with a green solid light with two lanes in each direction going straight, and a left hand turning lane that has a solid green light as well. You decide to go out into the intersection and stop, even though there is bumper to bumper traffic going fast in the opposite direction. You sit there and sit there, no opening in sight, and then the light starts to turn yellow. Still no opening. It turns red, and now you are shit out of luck. If you would have stopped and waited back before entering the intersection you wouldn't have put yourself in this predicament. Now, you are forced to make your left turn while the light is red. And bam! You are T-boned by another vehicle. You claim the other person is solely at fault, but the reality is you are both at fault, and you are at fault more than the other guy. Not only did you run a red light, you also failed to yield while making a left hand turn.

Bullshit. You're supposed to. At least that's what every driving school in MO teaches. If the light turns red while you're waiting you have the right of way to finish your turn.