Echo brake damage?

Ok, good, no insults. (and who of us 'hasn't been there'?)

So I have a green light at this intersection at which I want to turn left. There's a solid line of cars approaching me, I pull into the intersection and stop with my left turn signal on. I had to stop because there's (as I said) a solid line of cars coming through, I sit there for a few seconds and wait...now I've been into this intersection for much longer than any of the cars approaching, right?...so you're telling me that they're ALL illegal?, that they should STOP and let me cross?...c'mon Hashi...that's plain silly....they all have the right of way over me and I must wait till there's no more cars OR, what's more likely, that they get an orange then a red light (where they lose the RoW) so must stop (this then gives -me- the right of way) and I can finish my left turn.

As someone mentioned, this 'First into the intersection' might apply at a four way stop but certainly not at a traffic light or a cross street with stop signs on it.

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Gord Beaman
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Gord ... whether your story is true or not, I agree with your conclusion.

Reply to
Philip

Yep...all true...and thank you...

Reply to
Gord Beaman

I see what the problem is now. I guess I failed to mention...

When the light turned green, the van and I were the first cars in the line waiting for the light. When it turned green, he cut to his left, I cut to mine, and Honda came out of a blind spot (for BOTH of us) from behind the van. The van had to stop because, being the EXCELLENT driver *I* am, I was all the way to the left of my lane to allow people to pass to my right.

What I was really steamed at was that he made absolutely NO attempt to verify the coast was clear before he bvarreled into the intersection.

Even if there was a longer line, the van had to stop. The Honda was behind the van. The van was blocking the Hnda, he went wide to his right (almost onto the curb) to get around the van without slowing. Right or wrong, he sure showed his lack of brains/driving smarts...

Reply to
Hachiroku

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Oh!...I never did say he wasn't STUPID, did I now ?!? :)

I merely said he was

Reply to
Gord Beaman

OOPS!...that should have read:

"I never did say he was smart did I now ?!? :)"

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Gord Beaman

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