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When you drive in a new state, it’s good to look up whether the state is “permissive yellow” (e.g. California and Washington) vs “restrictive yellow” (e.g. Oreg
by yonran 7y ago
When you drive in a new state, it’s good to look up whether the state is “permissive yellow” (e.g. California and Washington) vs “restrictive yellow” (e.g. Oregon) as well as whether it allows “right turn on red”.
- nomel 7y agoA "restrictive yellow" light would be paired nicely with a speed trap, to increase revenue, since people will be monetarily motivated to "floor it" to avoid fees.
- aidenn0 7y agoList of "restrictive yellow" states source[1]: Iowa Michigan Mississippi Nebraska New Jersey Oregon Virginia Wisconsin 1: www.jarlstrom.com/PDF/Exhibit_1_FINAL_An_investigation_of_the_ITE_formula_and_its_use_R14.pdf
- swish_bob 7y agoWait, "right turn on red" is a state-by-state law? It's been a while since I drove in the States, but I always thought this was the rule everywhere.
- bzbarsky 7y agoAll traffic laws are state-by-state (or even more local) in the US, in general. In practice, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red#North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red#North_America everywhere in the US has had right turn on red unless otherwise signed since 1980. Except for New York City, apparently...
- swish_bob 7y agoSo, given the limited set of US States I've driven in, I don't appear to have been guilty of any violations. Thanks.