Just WAITING to cut you off!

[bhskittykatt]

I've noticed a recent trend in my town. I've seen this before, but the frequency in which I see it now has increased dramatically to the point where there's at least a sighting a day.

The scene: a lighted intersection, with arrows for protected left turns. The cast: one driver waiting at the light for the left turn arrow to turn green, another car across from him who has a free turn on red waiting to turn right into the same lane.

Once the cross traffic has cleared but before the light has changed, the car with the free turn on red sits there. No, he's not turning, not just yet. Though he's had ample opportunity to make his move, he has to wait until he sees the other car get a green arrow and start to move. Then, and only then, does he casually make his turn, cutting off the car who has proper right-of-way!

[blas]

That happens constantly....I cannot wrap my head around the fact that hardly anyone on the road understands the concept of "right of way". It does not go "Me me me me! Me first!", it goes by who has the green light, or the arrow, or if it's a 4 way stop, who got there first. Once again, no, right of way is not determined by "Me me me! Now now now!"

[Nashida]

Happened to me yesterday. I was pulling a U-turn at an intersection where one of the twoo green-arrow lanes was for U-turns, and as I had the green arrow to go, the BMW coming in from my left with a red light, not a free one but a full on red, decides hes going to go while I go, and just about hits me head on while I'm trying to finish the turn.

Of course I laid on the horn at the what I know see is an elderly driver, who rockets off down the road in front of me at well over 65 on a 45 road.

I'd have to draw a map to have this make a little more sense, but basic fact remains I had the right of way and he didn't, and it could have been very nasty.