EZC-Boston Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 There's an intersection on my way home from work that drives me nuts and yesterday almost caused me to get in a wreck. I was pretty furious and let the other drive know it but this isn't the first time this has happened so maybe I'm in the wrong, I'm coming here for help. Basically it is an on ramp to the highway. I have to drive north on a 5 lane road (2 each direction and 1 turning lane). In order to get on the highway I make a right onto the on ramp. Yesterday as I approached the on ramp, I had a green light so I slowed down but didn't stop and continued on to the ramp. There was a car stopped at in the turning lane to make a left on to the same ramp as I approached. I had my right blinker on and since there were no other cars coming from my direction the guy made a left in front of me and I almost put him in the wall Ricky Bobby style. I wasn't happy, he wasn't happy and I was convinced I was right but so was he. After cooling down, I'm coming here with an open mind, that maybe I'm wrong. So my question to you TSWers, who has the right of way? Me - making a right on to the ramp or him, making a left on the ramp coming from the other direction? I'm including a link to the intersection below. I come from the bottom of the picture on Davis Drive. Google Map of Intersection
Acantha Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 There's an intersection on my way home from work that drives me nuts and yesterday almost caused me to get in a wreck. I was pretty furious and let the other drive know it but this isn't the first time this has happened so maybe I'm in the wrong, I'm coming here for help. Basically it is an on ramp to the highway. I have to drive north on a 5 lane road (2 each direction and 1 turning lane). In order to get on the highway I make a right onto the on ramp. Yesterday as I approached the on ramp, I had a green light so I slowed down but didn't stop and continued on to the ramp. There was a car stopped at in the turning lane to make a left on to the same ramp as I approached. I had my right blinker on and since there were no other cars coming from my direction the guy made a left in front of me and I almost put him in the wall Ricky Bobby style. I wasn't happy, he wasn't happy and I was convinced I was right but so was he. After cooling down, I'm coming here with an open mind, that maybe I'm wrong. So my question to you TSWers, who has the right of way? Me - making a right on to the ramp or him, making a left on the ramp coming from the other direction? I'm including a link to the intersection below. I come from the bottom of the picture on Davis Drive. Google Map of Intersection Unless you have a stop or a yield, you should have the right of way. It's hard to say only reading about it, but I would think there SHOULD be a stop or yield sign there. Especially since I would assume that guy has a green arrow. Normally when I see a green arrow I think "right of way". In the end, I think you're both right. Considering the other guy has to wait for a light and will be trying to get through the light as quickly as possible along with the traffic in front/behind him, it would be the smart (safe) move to yield to that traffic, no matter who the actual right of way belongs to.
stuckincincy Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 There's an intersection on my way home from work that drives me nuts and yesterday almost caused me to get in a wreck. I was pretty furious and let the other drive know it but this isn't the first time this has happened so maybe I'm in the wrong AFAIK, a motorist turning left absent specific signage that allows him and deters you, or a signal arrow that causes you to halt, must yield to straight traffic or another motorist turning right.
Beerball Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 If there is a bicycle involved they always have right of way. In this case you had the right of way.
Booster4324 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 AFAIK, a motorist turning left absent specific signage that allows him and deters you, or a signal arrow that causes you to halt, must yield to straight traffic or another motorist turning right. +1 Of course those chariots follow different rules
mead107 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Have you ever come the other way? What kind of light coming the other way?
bartshan-83 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 If you were making a right off of Davis onto Park (coming from the bottom of the screen) there is a yield sign for you (do the Street View). Unless I misinterpreted your direction, it sounds like he had the right of way. It's kind of counter-intuitive that a driver making a left across traffic would have the RoW over you just sliding up the right, but that's how it works around me anyways. Other Guy 1 EZC 0
The Poojer Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 he said he had a green light on a right hand turn....i would hope the only option for the light in the opposite direction was also a green light, and the right hand turn on a green light always has right of way....shiv the mofo Have you ever come the other way? What kind of light coming the other way?
EZC-Boston Posted January 5, 2010 Author Posted January 5, 2010 If you were making a right off of Davis onto Park (coming from the bottom of the screen) there is a yield sign for you (do the Street View). Unless I misinterpreted your direction, it sounds like he had the right of way. It's kind of counter-intuitive that a driver making a left across traffic would have the RoW over you just sliding up the right, but that's how it works around me anyways. Other Guy 1 EZC 0 Oooh good catch. They just finished rebuilding that intersection, I don't believe that yield sign is there right now but I'll check tonight. I admit, if I'm blowing that yield sign, my bad.
EZC-Boston Posted January 5, 2010 Author Posted January 5, 2010 he said he had a green light on a right hand turn....i would hope the only option for the light in the opposite direction was also a green light, and the right hand turn on a green light always has right of way....shiv the mofo Coming from the opposite direction, it starts as a green arrow but then turns to a regular green light when our way turns green.
The Poojer Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 right, so if your side was green, you have the right of way....can't imagine there would be a yield sign on a green light..... Coming from the opposite direction, it starts as a green arrow but then turns to a regular green light when our way turns green.
Beerball Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Coming from the opposite direction, it starts as a green arrow but then turns to a regular green light when our way turns green. And there's probably a sign up there telling drivers that without the arrow they have to yield with the green light. The other putz screwed up.
Nervous Guy Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 If you are turning right, you always have the right of way.
Beerball Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 If you are turning right, you always have the right of way. ****! now I question my answers.
BuffaloBill Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Agree with other posts that say absent signage to the contrary you would have the right of way. My experience is that very few drivers really have a clue about ROW. Come to a four way stop here in Dallas and it is a circus. Another beauty is that most of the highways here are bounded by service roads that in the metro areas are one way following the direction of the highway. Typically they are two to four lanes wide. On what is called the Dallas North Tollway (I live near it) there are very clearly placed yield signs indicating that those on the service road must allow traffic comng off the tollway to do so. I can't tell you how many times I would have wiped out people when I am exiting because they pay no attention to the yield signs. I have had this happen once with an idiot on a motorcycle. No doubt I would have killed him had I just blown through.
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I would think there would have to be a yield sign for one of you guys. On my drive home from work there is an intersection that is almost identical to the one you describe. I take the same route you take in this scenario and I have a yield sign on the on ramp that gives the people turnig left the right of way.
linksfiend Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Agree with other posts that say absent signage to the contrary you would have the right of way. So were you travelling N on Davis Dr and making a right onto I-40 East? It looks like you have a <Yield sign> on Google StreetView
erynthered Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 So were you travelling N on Davis Dr and making a right onto I-40 East? It looks like you have a <Yield sign> on Google StreetView Nice job Sherlock!!
Steely Dan Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 There's an intersection on my way home from work that drives me nuts and yesterday almost caused me to get in a wreck. I was pretty furious and let the other drive know it but this isn't the first time this has happened so maybe I'm in the wrong, I'm coming here for help. Basically it is an on ramp to the highway. I have to drive north on a 5 lane road (2 each direction and 1 turning lane). In order to get on the highway I make a right onto the on ramp. Yesterday as I approached the on ramp, I had a green light so I slowed down but didn't stop and continued on to the ramp. There was a car stopped at in the turning lane to make a left on to the same ramp as I approached. I had my right blinker on and since there were no other cars coming from my direction the guy made a left in front of me and I almost put him in the wall Ricky Bobby style. I wasn't happy, he wasn't happy and I was convinced I was right but so was he. After cooling down, I'm coming here with an open mind, that maybe I'm wrong. So my question to you TSWers, who has the right of way? Me - making a right on to the ramp or him, making a left on the ramp coming from the other direction? I'm including a link to the intersection below. I come from the bottom of the picture on Davis Drive. Google Map of Intersection If you have any Jeff Gordon stuff on your car he should have totaled it and beat you unconscious. JMO. ****! now I question my answers. We all do.
BuffaloBill Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 If you are turning right, you always have the right of way. Better said you typically have the right of way. Signage or other conditions make always the wrong word.
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