Things Raleigh/ Cary drivers don't seem to know... (Franklin, Tar Heel: insurance, DMV)

[NewUser]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

No horn honker here...
You have me mistaken for someone else.

FWIW, I have done this probably thousands of times, and never felt it to be dangerous, never felt threatened.
How did he manage to get in front of the other car?
Did the other guy do a hole shot?

Not really sure. It was raining pretty hard so visibility was bad. But the guy who got nailed was out in the middle of the intersection trying to make a left turn across the lanes of traffic where the light was going from green to red. Maybe he didn't wait long enough

[Raleighmark]

Originally Posted by JDJeep98

As long as we're at it...

And in NC, at least, you CAN'T turn right on a red arrow, even if NO ONE is coming. Right Turn on Red only applies to the normal round red light, not the arrow. (I'm pretty sure it's in the book.)

Thank you for your support.

You've got that backwards. Here's a quote from the NC Highway Patrol spokesman.

"Whether it's a red arrow or a red circle, you can turn right after stopping -- unless there's a sign that says you can't," said Capt. Everett Clendenin, spokesman for the state Highway Patrol.

Here's the full article.

newsobserver.com | The light's red, but it points to confusion (http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/city_state/story/1316871.html - broken link)

[Poggly Woggly]

Drivers who like to run red lights need to understand that there some cameras in the area that will take a photo of your plate as you go through thinking you got away with something. We have two intersections right here in North Hills with cameras. Just for intertainment, a lot of the residents here go over and watch cars running the red lights. The one at Six Forks and Rowan really nails'em Just the other night it got four at one time

[NewUser]

Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

Just for intertainment, a lot of the residents here go over and watch cars running the red lights.

And that, folks, is why some people question Raleigh's lack of available nightlife/entertainment/culture. . .

[Poggly Woggly]

Originally Posted by NewUser

And that, folks, is why some people question Raleigh's lack of available nightlife/entertainment/culture. . .

Just kidding of course about the gallery...but I have honestly seen the Rowan camera get 4 cars at once

[lamishra]

Originally Posted by Raleighmark

You've got that backwards. Here's a quote from the NC Highway Patrol spokesman.

"Whether it's a red arrow or a red circle, you can turn right after stopping -- unless there's a sign that says you can't," said Capt. Everett Clendenin, spokesman for the state Highway Patrol.

Here's the full article.

newsobserver.com | The light's red, but it points to confusion (http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/city_state/story/1316871.html - broken link)

This is true. The ONLY time you can't turn right on red is when there is a sign there that says "No turn on red".

[joey2000]

Originally Posted by NcerfromNY

here's another one that irritates me to no end -- drivers who sit behind the stop line. Duh, you idiot, the light won't turn unless you trip it.

oh the irony.

[joe530]

Originally Posted by NcerfromNY

here's another one that irritates me to no end -- drivers who sit behind the stop line. Duh, you idiot, the light won't turn unless you trip it.

It seems that this phenomenon happens all over these United States. The rest of the tread is here I say, Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!!

[JDJeep98]

Originally Posted by Raleighmark

You've got that backwards. Here's a quote from the NC Highway Patrol spokesman.

"Whether it's a red arrow or a red circle, you can turn right after stopping -- unless there's a sign that says you can't," said Capt. Everett Clendenin, spokesman for the state Highway Patrol.

Here's the full article.

newsobserver.com | The light's red, but it points to confusion (http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/city_state/story/1316871.html - broken link)

Well, it seems I spoke too soon. I looked it up in the Driver's Handbook and it describes the Right Turn on Red in the section on the Round Red Light, but under the Red Arrow section, it only says, "A red arrow means turning traffic must stop." There is nothing there that says you have to stay stopped.

Odd. Every other place I've ever lived (all up and down the east coast) the rule was if there was an arrow, you couldn't turn unless it was green. Oh, well. I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again...just ask my wife!

[papilgee4evaeva]

Originally Posted by JDJeep98

Odd. Every other place I've ever lived (all up and down the east coast) the rule was if there was an arrow, you couldn't turn unless it was green. Oh, well. I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again...just ask my wife!

Like they said, only places I've seen where you can't turn right on a red have had signs.

My wife said that when she moved from NYC to Virginia, she couldn't believe it when she saw people turning right on red, 'cause according to her, they don't allow it in NYC. Of course, when I visited NYC, they had "NO TURN ON RED" signs in most places, especially in the denser parts of Queens and Brooklyn.

All I know is, when we've driven around Raleigh, it was a much welcome break from driving around Baltimore or the suburbs in Maryland.