06-03-2021, 10:43 PM
(06-03-2021, 10:30 PM)panamaniac Wrote: I’ve been waiting and waiting, every time I see a new post in this thread.
Apart from it generally being a bad idea to turn into the path of a moving train, are left turns allowed at that location?
From Agnes onto King, yes. Off King, no; you can see in the photo that northbound traffic may not turn (including U-turns); but the same is true southbound as well (Thanks Streetview!). Initially I guessed the car was turning from Agnes onto King, in which case it would have to be running a red (unless a basically impossible signal malfunction were happening) but now I think it was going southbound on King and either U-turning or going down the laneway.
Either way, a traffic violation. Pro tip: if you’re going to violate a turn restriction or other traffic rule, make absolutely sure there is nobody and nothing anywhere nearby with whom you could possibly be involved in a collision. Or, just follow the rules; it’s not that hard to go an extra couple of blocks.
Slight oddity: the lights on King northbound are regular greens, but they could be straight ahead arrows since no other movement is permitted. Also there is a no-left-turn sign next to each traffic light head but no U-turn only next to the left hand one.