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Ok, since you drive on the left, can you turn left on a red light?
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I've never really understood at all the turning right at a red light thing in the US?! :chin:
The Conservatives have raised the idea of introducing this here too. It will allow people to turn left at a red light, if the traffic is clear, to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow. If the road you are wanting to drive across is not always busy, it would be safe to pull into the left turn if no oncoming cars are about. I think its a good idea.
It does seem silly some times when you're just sat waiting for nothing. But at the same time I don't think it would be practically useful that often, due to the volume of traffic.
This means that even if the green man is lit, there may still be cars turning into the road you are walking across, although they give right of way to the pedestrians.
It sounds more complicated than it is...
On the biggest of the big crossroads in city centres, where there may be 8 lanes of traffic on each road, there are also diagonal pedestrian crossings, and all the green men light up together to create a swarm of people.
It's the same in Italy... Scares the living daylights out of me... When I've visited my sister in Rome she's had to teach me how to cross the road... you basically just have to step out onto the road and keep walking and hope for the best. It's terrifying!
Oh my God! I thought I was going to die in Rome. It was horrible.
You still have right of way, but if there are no pedestrians, the cars still go.
Scary chickens.
There are a few crossings with no light at all; in that case cars are required to stop if a pedestrian is on the crossing.
It's like that in France as well, trying to cross the roads in Paris was always an interesting experience, I'm surprised more people dont get knocked down.
It's like they expect a hazard round the next corner, while in this country, nobody seems to look at anything except the traffic lights lights. (and even then its hit or miss if they stop in time. No pun intended.)
anyway, bit of a tangent.