So this has been annoying me lately; drivers leaving excessive spacing when stopped for a red light. I get it, you don’t want to be right on the next guys bumper, you should leave space to escape if the guy in front stalls or somebody tries to carjack you. But 2-3 car lengths? It really bugs me when they do it in a left turn lane causing a back up to the travel lane resulting in overall congestion. Or, if they’re first at the light, they don’t pull up far enough to reach the road sensors that trigger a light change. I haven’t been able to isolate to a specific demographic, seems to be young, old, black, white, you name it. Maybe they’re just stoned at the wheel. I’m tempted to roll down my window and ask ‘wtf’? I’m in the Northeast US. Has anybody else witnessed this?

  • orclev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    120·
    23 days ago

    Ah, OK might be a Canadian thing then. There is no law in the US that requires usage of a turn signal in a turn only lane. I didn’t pull a law from my ass, you’re pulling one from yours, or rather I’m talking about US law and it seems you’re talking about Canadian.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      You don’t need them in turn only lanes

      No mention of America.

      No it isn’t[:] you’re not required by law to use a turn signal in a turn only lane

      No mention of America.

      I’m talking about US law and it seems you’re talking about Canadian.

      Are you forgetting that 95% of the world’s population lives outside of America?

      Minnesota (this is a state in the US) traffic code 169.19 Subd. 5 Signal to turn:

      … and incorrect even in America.

      What does False Consensus mean?