What about the line of cars in front of you, which are going to get to the proper merge point before you? You're now counting on all of them to make way for you, when you aren't supposed to be there.
I agree that there's nothing unsafe about going through a red light when no one is there though.
I wasn't running into a line of vehicles blind spot. This is an 8 lane highway (4 each way) with sparse traffic. I crossed the gore, and then crossed again, now in the right center lane. It is the motorists responsibility to check blind spots when merging....
Personally, I'd give people the death penalty for crossing the gore. Because that's what we get when someone crossing the gore hits us.In this great state (America's Wang) - I got a ticket two years back for... Wait for it:
Crossing the gore.
WTF??!! I pulled onto the FL Turnpike, behind roughly 15 cars and a dump truck moving at like 35 in the acceleration lane. I said "fuck this" and gunned it and crossed the "V-shaped area dividing the acceleration lane, and the main lanes of travel on a highway"
Florida Highway Patrol was in that pile of 15 cars and the officer was fucking pissed for some reason.
"Sir, do you see those lines painted back there? They are there for a reason! They are there to funnel traffic onto the highway in an orderly and safe manner! And you with your impatience are screwing it all up!"
I deserved that ticket, but plead no contest - begging the mercy of the court - got it down from $185 + 2 points to $50 and 0 points adj withheld.
Is this your opinion or a know fact. Because Texas law says it is.Changing lanes is not the same thing as turning. And as was stated, at 65mph, 100 ft is ~1 second.
Is this your opinion or a know fact. Because Texas law says it is.
Sec. 545.104. SIGNALING TURNS; USE OF TURN SIGNALS. (a) An operator shall use the signal authorized by Section 545.106 to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position.
(b) An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn.
(c) An operator may not light the signals on only one side of the vehicle on a parked or disabled vehicle or use the signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to the operator of another vehicle approaching from the rear.
Is this your opinion or a know fact. Because Texas law says it is.
Sec. 545.104. SIGNALING TURNS; USE OF TURN SIGNALS. (a) An operator shall use the signal authorized by Section 545.106 to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position.
(b) An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn.
(c) An operator may not light the signals on only one side of the vehicle on a parked or disabled vehicle or use the signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to the operator of another vehicle approaching from the rear.
On those, a signal can mean you're shifting one lane, or else "Watch the hell out, I'm going all the way to the other side, and screw you if you're in my way."
Why the hell would a cop give a ticket for that when he could wait literally 2sec. and find an actual speeder.
Why the hell would a cop give a ticket for that when he could wait literally 2sec. and find an actual speeder.
I'm no lawyer, but the way I read that is that you must use your signals prior to turning, changing lanes, or starting from park (what?)...but the 100 ft only applies to turning.Is this your opinion or a know fact. Because Texas law says it is.
Sec. 545.104. SIGNALING TURNS; USE OF TURN SIGNALS. (a) An operator shall use the signal authorized by Section 545.106 to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position.
(b) An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn.
(c) An operator may not light the signals on only one side of the vehicle on a parked or disabled vehicle or use the signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to the operator of another vehicle approaching from the rear.
The cop acknowledged that my complete maneuver was done correctly, but the length of the initial blinker being on BEFORE I made my maneuver was not long enough.
Is this your opinion or a know fact. Because Texas law says it is.
Sec. 545.104. SIGNALING TURNS; USE OF TURN SIGNALS. (a) An operator shall use the signal authorized by Section 545.106 to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position.
(b) An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn.
(c) An operator may not light the signals on only one side of the vehicle on a parked or disabled vehicle or use the signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to the operator of another vehicle approaching from the rear.
Not true in California.My favorite is people who change lanes as they go through an intersection. Anyone making a right on red is at risk to get hit by these tool boxes. They're looking over their shoulder to see if they can get over and the poor bastard who just looked and the right lane was clear so he starts to make a right on red is going to get t-boned. The worst thing about it is I've seen people do it right in front of cops and the copes don't even pull them over. There's a reason they paint solid lines as you come up to an intersection. You're supposed to stay in your lane.
That is illegal in most states and he would be in jail now.
The roads were wet enough that no one was speeding?
Although it wasn't raining at the time, it had rained hours previous and was drying up. Still we had some retards going super slow because they're Texansfor no reason.
I interpret this to mean you must signal 100' before turning. If it applies to changing lanes then it also applies to starting from a parked position. Our current understanding of physics doesn't allow you to move 100' before starting to move.