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u/iXenite Jan 08 '23
I always assume someone is going to do something stupid like this, it’s saved me more than once.
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Jan 08 '23
I cant stand intersections like this. Every time I go into a big city I see these. Like who designed them and why are they still in use? Like when it’s busy as hell you basically cannot turn left because you’re yielding and can only go basically as it’s turning red for you. So like only one car can go at a time. The dumbest traffic light system ever. I remember I almost hit a cop in Los Angeles in one of these.
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u/LillyEpstein Jan 09 '23
If he doesn’t hit the brakes to stop right in front of the truck then still no contact.
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u/dbdg69 Jan 08 '23
Can we confirm that’s not a protected left turn?
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u/alienbringer Jan 08 '23
Op stated it was not.
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u/dbdg69 Jan 08 '23
That’s a weird looking stoplight then.
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u/alienbringer Jan 08 '23 edited Jan 08 '23
How so? There are 2 lanes and 1 turn lane. Each main lane gets a green, and if there is no green arrow then the left then is treated like a yield.
Edit - basically the light could be like THIS. Those 2 lights are enough to cover a 2 lane + left turn lane road.
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u/ThatOneIKnow Jan 08 '23
There's not enough pixels in the video to be sure. But to the left of the crossing, there's an extra greenish blob, which would IMHO only make sense to indicate a protected left.
But as an European, I am unfamiliar with US traffic lights placement, so I might be totally off :-|
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u/draft19 Jan 08 '23
Pittsburgh left? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_left
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u/jibjab23 Jan 08 '23
The bottom image where it hits the pedestrian, why is the car drifting the corner?
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u/washburncincy Jan 08 '23
Is it just me or did the oncoming vehicle do like the bare minimum in maneuvering?
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u/Shadowyboi Jan 08 '23
Probably didn't expect the car to make an illegal left turn. By the time the car at fault cut into the intersection, looks like the truck was about at the stop line on the other side, factor in reaction time and whatever speed he was going and you get this.
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u/unearthk Jan 08 '23
I mean the suv literally pulled in front of him and comes to a stop.. maybe he was expecting the asshole to move instead of stop.
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u/jibjab23 Jan 08 '23
It can be real hard in the dark to distinguish what blobs of light are doing before it's too late. If the lights are badly misaligned or they're on a slight rise compared to the other car, it can dazzle you and you only have a 2D "image" in front of you and you're unable to make out depth.
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u/BushDidN0thingWr0ng Jan 08 '23
The video starts with a red light and changes to green on all poles facing the cammer. Imo it looks like the truck tried to run a red
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u/Wagadodw Jan 08 '23
The truck was in motion before the light turned green.
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u/BushDidN0thingWr0ng Jan 08 '23
It looks like the truck was approaching the light, rather than at the light
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u/1WildIndian1963 Jan 09 '23
I had this happen a while back. Guy turned then stopped. I could t-bone him or head on the other lanes. I picked t-bone. Horrible idea. He was in an old lifted 4wd chevy van, I was in a Mazda. I lost. Snapped both my wrists, and broke my right knee cap an the tibia under it. I was doing 30 mph.
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u/stromm Jan 08 '23
Double dumbass.
If you’re going to make an illegal turn, don’t stop once you’re directly in front of the oncoming vehicle.