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Originally Posted by TheDoctor
Ok it's illegal that's fine then but in my opinion it doesn't need to be illegal. Look at the amount of space on that three lane road. If the u-turning driver is not a complete numpty they should be able to turn into that first lane without disturbing any of the people using the slip lane who should only be moving into the two lanes on their side. Everybody wins.
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Disagree completely.
1. Slip lane has a green light. If I was going along straight through an intersection, I wouldn't be expecting traffic to come from a red light just because there appears to be some space on the road. May as well get rid of traffic lights if that is the case. This is not a standard give way style corner, but a full on traffic lights blazing corner. If it is ok for the U-turn, why must I wait at the red light when there is no traffic coming?
2. Most drivers if given a green light, will not look to dodge cars that shouldn't be coming at them. Cornering at 60kmh on a green light and then suddenly a wild tradesman appears could cause a lot of problems for most Perth drivers.
3. No one in Perth can do a U-turn and end up in the outside lane. Everyone requires the whole road to turn around.
4. Plenty of legal u-turn spots further up the road. Or they could turn the corner legally and turn around in a side street or a better spot for a u-turn. This is just impatient people not wanting to do the right thing to save a couple of seconds.
5. Person doing the U-turn had no consideration for the traffic they were driving into again showing their thoughts on the road.
If it is a give way style corner, then that is a different matter (slightly). But because there is no way a driver doing the u-turn could know what the other people's intersection is like, it is simple to just make it illegal.
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Originally Posted by teejay
Risely/Leach?
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Good guess!