Tweet
So, we're in the left turn lane, with a green light but no green arrow. The car ahead of us missed one nice, big gap to make it. They started slowly rolling out into the intersection, waiting for the next gap. Rolling...rolling...rolling.
I think they rolled so far that they could no longer see the light, as it went yellow, then red, and they were just sitting there. Cross traffic began to honk. After about 20-30 seconds, they realized that hey, oncoming traffic has stopped. However, they'd rolled so far ahead, they couldn't make the turn. They had to back up to finish it. That's right, folks. For a simple, 90-degree turn, they had to do a three-point in the middle of the intersection.
They immediately pulled into a FF restaurant, where they promptly cut someone off who was leaving the drive-thru.
Bonus
So after all this, we got the green arrow. We start to move. Woman in oncoming lanes is turning right onto the same road as us. She stops, makes direct eye contact with us as we are already moving, and at the last moment as we are completing our turn, proceeds to pull out in front of us! Cue Hubby slamming on the brakes and flipping the bird (horn was broken). I can't tell what this woman was thinking, but we came within inches of hitting her!
And a double-bonus: as we're behind this woman, I see a little head pop up in the back seat to turn and look at us. Her kid couldn't have been older than three. Mother of the Year right there, folks!
I think they rolled so far that they could no longer see the light, as it went yellow, then red, and they were just sitting there. Cross traffic began to honk. After about 20-30 seconds, they realized that hey, oncoming traffic has stopped. However, they'd rolled so far ahead, they couldn't make the turn. They had to back up to finish it. That's right, folks. For a simple, 90-degree turn, they had to do a three-point in the middle of the intersection.
They immediately pulled into a FF restaurant, where they promptly cut someone off who was leaving the drive-thru.
Bonus
So after all this, we got the green arrow. We start to move. Woman in oncoming lanes is turning right onto the same road as us. She stops, makes direct eye contact with us as we are already moving, and at the last moment as we are completing our turn, proceeds to pull out in front of us! Cue Hubby slamming on the brakes and flipping the bird (horn was broken). I can't tell what this woman was thinking, but we came within inches of hitting her!
And a double-bonus: as we're behind this woman, I see a little head pop up in the back seat to turn and look at us. Her kid couldn't have been older than three. Mother of the Year right there, folks!
Comment