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> Not an illegal turn. [edit] I linked to the law from the wrong state. Here's the right one: https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.305 https://a
by BugsJustFindMe 5y ago
> Not an illegal turn.
[edit] I linked to the law from the wrong state. Here's the right one:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.305 https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.305
RCWs > Title 46 > Chapter 46.61 > Section 46.61.305
(1) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided.
(2) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning.
Every other state has similar laws.
The Tesla was not signaling before or during that turn. That on its own makes the turn illegal.
- obilgic 5y agoI don't think that is California though..
- eightysixfour 5y agoYes, that's Seattle.
- BugsJustFindMe 5y agoYou're right! Someone else says it's Seattle, so let's see... https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.305 https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.305 RCWs > Title 46 > Chapter 46.61 > Section 46.61.305 (1) No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided. (2) A signal of intention to turn or move right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. Do we think that every state in the US doesn't have a similar law?
- shepherdjerred 5y agoThis is pedantic. Human drivers routinely don’t use their turn signals.
- stefan_ 5y agoWhat is the end-game here? What do you possibly want to argue? The car was perfectly aware it was making a turn, but decided to not use the turn signal because.. peer pressure? It's baffling.
- void_mint 5y agoDo you believe you should turn your signal on before swerving to avoid a crash?
- gruez 5y agoIsn't that just "failing to signal a turn"? If you told me someone made an "illegal turn", I'd think they made right on a intersection with a non right turn sign.
- BugsJustFindMe 5y ago> Isn't that just "failing to signal a turn"? You mean "making the turn illegally"? Potato potato.
- loeg 5y ago> California Vehicle Code This is Seattle, under the monorail (5th Ave).
- BugsJustFindMe 5y agoYou're right and I noted the section of the washington state driving code that applies. I'm pretty sure that every state in the US has a variant of this same law and picking the wrong one doesn't matter for the purposes of this thread.
- loeg 5y agoSure, but it's weird to bring up CA vehicle law, specifically, when it's completely irrelevant. You could have made the broader point without the irrelevant detail.
- BugsJustFindMe 5y agoYou're right again. I've edited the first comment since this is clearly a problem.