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left turn law. What morons made this law?
this is the left turn law for illinois. Has anyone in the world ever
turned left like this? (b) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver shall stop, as much as practicable out of the way of traffic. After stopping the person shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway such person had been using. After yielding, the bicycle or motorized pedalcycle driver shall comply with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which he intends to proceed, and the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver may proceed in the new direction. brink |
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left turn law. What morons made this law?
"Brink" wrote in message om... this is the left turn law for illinois. Has anyone in the world ever turned left like this? Virginia has the same thing, but *only* if you elect not to make a normal left turn. It appears to be the same deal in IL. Sec. 11-1510. Left Turns (a) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall follow a course described in Section 11-801 or in paragraph (b) of this Section. 11-801 outlines a normal left turn. IOW, it's your choice. Pete |
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left turn law. What morons made this law?
I do this sometimes even though it is not the law in my state.
My state says I am supposed to ease on over into the lanes where folks are driving 50-60 mph to make my left turn. I find that a bit intimidating sometimes when I look over my shoulder. So I bail to the right shoulder, then turn around to hit the intersection at a 90, like a pedestrian would. It is stupid, but it works for me. "Brink" wrote in message om... this is the left turn law for illinois. Has anyone in the world ever turned left like this? (b) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver shall stop, as much as practicable out of the way of traffic. After stopping the person shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway such person had been using. After yielding, the bicycle or motorized pedalcycle driver shall comply with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which he intends to proceed, and the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver may proceed in the new direction. brink |
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left turn law. What morons made this law?
It is idiotic. It is also unsurprising. I'm more shocked when I see laws
that make sense. "Brink" wrote in message om... this is the left turn law for illinois. Has anyone in the world ever turned left like this? (b) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver shall stop, as much as practicable out of the way of traffic. After stopping the person shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway such person had been using. After yielding, the bicycle or motorized pedalcycle driver shall comply with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which he intends to proceed, and the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver may proceed in the new direction. brink |
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left turn law. What morons made this law?
"Brink" wrote in message
om... this is the left turn law for illinois. No, it isn't. This is PART of the law. You are only giving part (b). The section you omitted goes like this: "Sec. 11-1510. Left Turns. (a) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall follow a course described in Section 11-801 or in paragraph (b) of this Section. (b) ... "(etc. as you cite) So, what's in section 11-801? That turns (no pun intended) out to be the normal, vehicular left turn: "The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle, and after entering the intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection." Note that section 11-1510 specifically allows bicyclists to turn this way. However, it ALSO allows them to turn by going through the intersection (as described in section b). So, cyclists are getting an added benefit, not forced to do something odd. A similar method of making a left turn is also mentioned in Forester, as an alternative. (6th edition, page 320). Has anyone in the world ever turned left like this? I have. If traffic is very heavy and I do not feel -- in my personal judgment -- that I want to cross over to the left lane, I will make the turn this way. A similar method of making a left turn is also mentioned in Forester, as an alternative. (6th edition, page 320). If it's vehicular enough for John Forester, it's vehicular enough for me (b) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver shall stop, as much as practicable out of the way of traffic. After stopping the person shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway such person had been using. After yielding, the bicycle or motorized pedalcycle driver shall comply with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which he intends to proceed, and the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver may proceed in the new direction. brink My reference for all the citations above is: http://www.legis.state.il.us/legisla...ct5artstoc.htm This link can be found on a general source for bike laws frequently given he http://massbike.org/bikelaw/ |
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left turn law. What morons made this law?
There are a few intersections that I turn left at this way.. Because they
don't have a dedicated left turn lane, and they're fairly high speed roads. I feel as though if I go into the left-most lane to turn, and wait there for an opportunity, someone going straight in the same lane is gonna plow right into me from behind.. If the go to the corner, stop, turn 90 degrees then continue thing is stupid, is there some easier way of negotiating left turns without turn-lanes I should know about? Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "Brink" wrote in message om... this is the left turn law for illinois. Has anyone in the world ever turned left like this? (b) A person riding a bicycle or motorized pedalcycle intending to turn left shall approach the turn as close as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway. After proceeding across the intersecting roadway to the far corner of the curb or intersection of the roadway edges, the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver shall stop, as much as practicable out of the way of traffic. After stopping the person shall yield to any traffic proceeding in either direction along the roadway such person had been using. After yielding, the bicycle or motorized pedalcycle driver shall comply with any official traffic control device or police officer regulating traffic on the highway along which he intends to proceed, and the bicyclist or motorized pedalcycle driver may proceed in the new direction. brink |
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left turn law. What morons made this law?
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:38:09 -0800, Zoot Katz
wrote: 13 Nov 2003 17:14:33 -0800, , (Brink) wrote: Has anyone in the world ever turned left like this? It's a variation on a theme that's often proposed as an alternative method. Here in CT, the law allows the standard "take the lane" style of left turn, as well as the moronic "I'm afraid of cars" method. Unfortunately, the two methods are nowhere near each other in the MV code, so many see only one or the other. My wife is a school teacher, and the "safety" publications distributed to schools often describe the correct way to turn left as riding onto the sidewalk and waiting for a walk signal. Bicycling on the sidewalk is illegal in my home town. G Barry |
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