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"I agree with Mayor Tanaka. The first one there should go first and you should hold back so he/she can see around your vehicle. Doesn't hurt to be kind--especially on our roadways during tourist season. Safe driving to all!"
Kkimmich commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"The problem with this particular intersection is the FACT that it's so darn confusing! Add to that to tourist, a busy intersection in the heart of town, pedestrians EVERYWHERE, people in a hurry on Orange (they get irritated…"
"I would just like to point out that the person isn't "on the left" until someone pulls up next to them. Until that time, they are properly in the center of the single lane. Once you pull up next to them, you are infringing on their…"
carolyn moorhouse commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"we have been here all our lives----don't turn at 9th--not safe!!
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Peggy McCloskey commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"There is no "local rule", there are only state & federal laws governing vehicular traffic. If you turn across a car from its right while both are in the intersection, you will be found at fault."
Michael Vaughan commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"This video shows another phenomenon that makes me even crazier than the "sneak by on the right" folks, and that's the hesitant left-turning (from Orange left to 9th) driver who sits in the median and blocks up the intersection while…"
Pamela McCollum commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"What I REALLY love, is when people making a u-turn pull into the WRONG lane!! They just follow the curb around and end up stuck facing the wrong way, and blocking the lane for people trying to cross Orange or turn from the other direction.…"
Mayor Casey Tanaka commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"That may be, but the vehicle code treats this area in the median as one lane in each direction. If someone arrives first in the median, they don't have to make a U-Turn. If you come up along the right-hand side of another motorist and move…"
Kayt Dowling commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"Overall I think it has become common courtesy (as its the most efficient way to drive and keep traffic moving) to stay on the left side if doing a U turn and the right side is for going straight. Nothing errks me more than someone on…"
John m commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"I've lived here my whole life, have not heard of that rule ,if person has blinker on they are turning left,no blinker they are going straight,first to median is first to cross"
Mayor Casey Tanaka commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"Info from a Coronado PD traffic sergeant was shared with me regarding this intersection at 9th and Orange. This area is an extension of the 9th Street crossing and even though each lane is wide enough for two cars, it is still legally one lane in…"
Christian Rice commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"I always thought someone turning left onto Orange should yield to the car going straight across Orange. I know it is a common driving law that for any left turn, you are required to yield to any approaching traffic. I don't know why the Orange…"
eCoronado commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"Jimmy, sorry, we can't zoom in on the license plates - perhaps the iPhone8 will allow for that. My guess is that the person is local and knows who they are. :)
Will Hicks, I agree, I could have watched it all day too - it was…"
Lindas Grady commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"As a 33-year resident, I have learned that you can always give the right of way, but can never count on getting it. It is courteous for the second driver pulling into the median to leave a line of sight for the driver already there, but it…"
Ken Pecus commented on Roger Wilbanks's blog post 'Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?'"Sorry to burst someone's bubble, but there is no such thing as an unwritten "rule"; which in the case of a traffic accident would have to double as an unwritten " traffic law". If there was an accident during one…"
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Turning Left Off Orange - Is There a U-Turn Lane & Left Turn Lane?
Posted on July 17, 2012 at 7:00pm 36 Comments 1 Like
You learn something new every day. I was previously unaware of an apparently common practice by residents, but please keep in mind I've only been a resident for two years (August) so this is news to me. While driving home this evening on our way home from dinner, my wife & I are driving down Orange and attempt to turn left on 9th. As folks often do when also making left turns off Orange, they pull up behind or to the side of you, waiting for their turn to make a left.
In this…
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- At 3:18pm on September 8, 2010, eCoronado said…
- Thanks for joining Roger. Great list of reasons to love Coronado - thanks for sharing!
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