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Quick Driving Question

Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
I just have a simple question.

If you are driving on a one way street and you come to a red light, at an intersection of another one way street

(like this: http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Midtown+Mall+200+John+St+W+Oshawa,+ON+L1J+2B4&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=Midtown+Mall+200+John+St+W+Oshawa,+ON+L1J+2B4&hnear=Midtown+Mall,+200+John+St+W,+Oshawa,+Ontario+L1J+4A3&ll=43.896493,-78.862073&spn=0.006564,0.016512&z=17 - look at the intersection of Durham Highway 2 going east and Simcoe St. S. Heading north.)

Are you allowed to make a left turn on a red light?

I assume if the intersecting one way road goes the other way (ie you can only turn right), you can still turn right on a red if you are in the correct lane.

The reason I ask is because I have a drivers test tomorrow in an area with one way streets. I'm not too worried about it; it just dawned on me that I'm not sure what to do in this exact situation.

Jurisdiction is Ontario. Drivers test is the G test if you're interested.

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  • RaekreuRaekreu Registered User regular
    Google attack mode activate!

    http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/handbook/section2.6.6.shtml

    Answer is yes, just make a complete stop first. Same as making a right turn, except it isn't.

  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    sweet

    haha Im actually flipping through that exact thing right now. Obviously didn't get to that part yet.

    Thanks!

  • RaekreuRaekreu Registered User regular
    No problemo. Good luck on the test.

  • wonderpugwonderpug Registered User regular
    FYI at least in America I think it depends on the state. Quick Google search seems to indicate that New York City and the entire province of Quebec say no-no.

  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    Well Quebec is just crazy.

  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User
    You're probably already taking the test, but just in case you're not:

    In Ontario, you cannot turn right on a red if there is a green left turn arrow present.
    HTA 144 (14): Every driver approaching a traffic control signal showing one or more green arrow indications only or in combination with a circular red or circular amber indication and facing the indication may proceed only to follow the direction shown by the arrow.

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  • bowenbowen Registered User regular
    Yeah, it's always better to just not do it. For instance, it's legal in NY just not in NYC. So, how do you not get a ticket? Just never do it. Of course if a test asks you, or a instructor asks you, just say "It is sometimes but is dependent on municipalities and other outside factors."

  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    I knew that about right turns when there is an advance green, thanks though!

    I'm actually sitting waiting for the inspector to jump in my car right now.

  • bowenbowen Registered User regular
    Yeah the left turn on one-way red is silly and I secretly wish everyone who does it to die in a horrible car accident because it seems like such a silly thing to save half a second of travel time.

  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    It's legal, and imo sensible, in Texas.

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  • wonderpugwonderpug Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Yeah the left turn on one-way red is silly and I secretly wish everyone who does it to die in a horrible car accident because it seems like such a silly thing to save half a second of travel time.

    Do you also feel that way about right turn on red? Because it's the same situation, really.

  • bowenbowen Registered User regular
    wonderpug wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Yeah the left turn on one-way red is silly and I secretly wish everyone who does it to die in a horrible car accident because it seems like such a silly thing to save half a second of travel time.

    Do you also feel that way about right turn on red? Because it's the same situation, really.

    Yes.

    But really the only reason is because the only "left turn on red" spot we have in the city is like 4 lines of lanes that turn left and people think you can see past 4 lanes of cars inching into the middle of the other 4 lane road you're turning left on.

    Mainly.

  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    Passed my test! The one way - left turn on red thing never came up. Overall it was pretty easy... but then again I've been driving pretty regularly for like ten years at this point.

    I had one big fuckup though that he either didn't notice or didn't care about - right at the end of the test I was talking to him about random shit, some bum flipped me off for some reason so I started talking about Oshawa bums vs Edmonton bums. While I was talking I hit 55 in a 40 zone. Possibly because we were talking he didn't notice... maybe also the fact I was driving a Suburban made it seem like I wasn't going as fast.

    Either way I passed!

  • bowenbowen Registered User regular
    Awesome, good job.

    Left turns on red are rare event even without being tested on it! I think I've run into a total of 3 left turns on red on my 13+ years of driving.

  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    Oh, totally, super rare for sure. But the specific area I did the test in is loaded with one ways. I did travel on several during the test.

  • GdiguyGdiguy Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Yeah, it's always better to just not do it. For instance, it's legal in NY just not in NYC. So, how do you not get a ticket? Just never do it. Of course if a test asks you, or a instructor asks you, just say "It is sometimes but is dependent on municipalities and other outside factors."

    It's not that left turns in particular are illegal in NYC; turns on red (right or left) in general are illegal in NYC

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