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I get why that road is signalled. It intersects right in the middle of another signalled intersection. But in my neck of the woods we'd probably show a green

I get why that road is signalled. It intersects right in the middle of another signalled intersection. But in my neck of the woods we'd probably show a green right arrow when intersecting traffic from the left is stopped at a red light.

nerdponx 10y ago
Ah, thanks for pointing that out. The green arrow is definitely what we'd have here in the US.
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lucaspiller 10y ago
The green arrow is pretty common in former-Soviet areas (Dresden is near the Czech border). Usually it's used at crossroads, so if the crossing lane is clear or not busy you can still turn right without being held up. Here is a good example near me: https://www.google.lt/maps/@54.7056651,25.3040075,3a,75y,99.24h,88.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQHL6lSlyl7sASzlW9JgvSQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en https://www.google.lt/maps/@54.7056651,25.3040075,3a,75y,99.... (And if you go forward two steps the Google car goes through the red light :D) If you aren't used to it you need to be careful though, as often the street you are turning into is green for pedestrians to cross - so you need to give way. Usually you can use this lane if you are going straight, so it's somewhat courteous to go over one lane and not to block it.
runholm 10y ago
At least in Norway the green arrow doesn't only tell you that you are allowed to make the turn, but it also tells you that other traffic has red light so that you know you are guaranteed the right of way.
lb1lf 10y ago
In some places (definitely in Norway) a green arrow doesn' just imply you can turn right if safe; it tells you other traffic is halted and you've got the intersection all to yourself. Edit: ninja'd by runholm
- mmarx 10y ago
  That's the situation in Germany as well.
andygambles 10y ago
In the UK a solid green light means proceed if safe to do so but you may not have right of way and there may be intersecting traffic. But a Green arrow means you can proceed in the direction of the arrow and you have right of way with no other intersecting traffic.
chiph 10y ago
There was apparently a rule change in recent years, as I've seen a non-protected turn is now indicated by a flashing yellow arrow.
stephen_g 10y ago
Yep, in Australia there would be a painted arrow on the road, a 'Left turn permitted on red after stopping' sign, and the opposing traffic would be stopped every few minutes for this one to go green for a few seconds just in case (so as to not confuse people, and in case in a really busy time the traffic on the opposing way was too busy to let enough people through to stop the left turn way backing up).

nerdponx 10y ago

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. The green arrow is definitely what we'd have here in the US.

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lucaspiller 10y ago

The green arrow is pretty common in former-Soviet areas (Dresden is near the Czech border). Usually it's used at crossroads, so if the crossing lane is clear or not busy you can still turn right without being held up. Here is a good example near me: https://www.google.lt/maps/@54.7056651,25.3040075,3a,75y,99.24h,88.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQHL6lSlyl7sASzlW9JgvSQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en https://www.google.lt/maps/@54.7056651,25.3040075,3a,75y,99.... (And if you go forward two steps the Google car goes through the red light :D) If you aren't used to it you need to be careful though, as often the street you are turning into is green for pedestrians to cross - so you need to give way. Usually you can use this lane if you are going straight, so it's somewhat courteous to go over one lane and not to block it.

runholm 10y ago

At least in Norway the green arrow doesn't only tell you that you are allowed to make the turn, but it also tells you that other traffic has red light so that you know you are guaranteed the right of way.

lb1lf 10y ago

In some places (definitely in Norway) a green arrow doesn' just imply you can turn right if safe; it tells you other traffic is halted and you've got the intersection all to yourself. Edit: ninja'd by runholm

mmarx 10y ago
That's the situation in Germany as well.

andygambles 10y ago

In the UK a solid green light means proceed if safe to do so but you may not have right of way and there may be intersecting traffic. But a Green arrow means you can proceed in the direction of the arrow and you have right of way with no other intersecting traffic.

chiph 10y ago

There was apparently a rule change in recent years, as I've seen a non-protected turn is now indicated by a flashing yellow arrow.

stephen_g 10y ago

Yep, in Australia there would be a painted arrow on the road, a 'Left turn permitted on red after stopping' sign, and the opposing traffic would be stopped every few minutes for this one to go green for a few seconds just in case (so as to not confuse people, and in case in a really busy time the traffic on the opposing way was too busy to let enough people through to stop the left turn way backing up).