When you turn left at a traffic light, you can enter the intersection only when the light is green.When approaching the intersection, consider whether the light is fresh or staleMake sure there are no turning restrictions.The first thing to do is to check the area you are planning to turn into.Make sure there is actually somewhere to go. This might sound obvious, but this is important.If you're stopped waiting at the red light in the left turn lane, it might be a good idea to check out where you're supposed to end up turning. Especially if you are the first car at the light.If there are people walking (or about to walk), move forward to around one-third of the way into the intersection.Position the car so that you will have a short and easy turn into your lane without getting in the way of an opposing left-turning vehicleWait until pedestrians are out of your way and almost on the opposite sidewalk. Keep your car and your tires straight in case you get rear-ended. Of course, we hope that never happens. But we need to realize that it could. It happens every day. When the light turns yellow or red, exit the intersection when safe. If you enter an intersection when the light is green, you can leave the intersection legally when it is safe, regardless of the traffic-light color.Say you waited behind the white line when the light is green, and it turns yellow or red, legally you must stay there, and you may be there all day.When you’re unsure whether or not a person is going to walk, wait to see what they do. This is safer than turning and finding out they are walking, then having to stop at a difficult or awkward angle on the wrong side of the road.Yield to any oncoming and conflicting traffic. Left turns have zero right of way in this situation.If there is more than one lane, stagger it to be safe. In other words, time it so that when you are turning there is space beside you rather than the right-turning car.Follow a few seconds after the right-turning car or, if the right- turning car is very slow and far away, and if it's safe and there are no pedestrians then go before it.Keep an eye on the traffic light. Note especially the traffic light on the left side of the intersection since it’s in the general direction you should be looking.Leave the intersection only when you are 138% sure it is safe. Turning left is considered generally complex and dangerous, since you are turning across the lanes of the oncoming traffic.If there is a car in front of you turning left, wait behind the white line in case the light turns yellow. When the vehicle turns, and the light is still green, treat it as you would any other green light.If there is a left-turning car facing you and your visibility is diminished, or anytime you aren’t 100% sure it is safe, then wait patiently and keep your car straightDrivers are allowed to pass around to the right of a left turning vehicle and continue straight through the intersection. The longest you would wait is the time it takes for the light to turn yellow or red.When the light goes yellow, wait for any cars that may be racing through - or casually meandering as the case may be - then leave quickly when safe to do so.Never turn unless you know it is safe and are sure that oncoming vehicles are planning to stop. There is no need to watch them stop completely but you must be sure they intend to.If other drivers behind you honk, ignore them. The safety decision is yours, not theirs. The consequences will be yours, not theirs.When a left-turning car is facing you, and there is no oncoming traffic (and you can clearly see that there is no oncoming traffic) nor any pedestrians in the crosswalk, you should have lots of room to safely turn at the same time.Make sure that the other car is showing a left-turn signal and that the driver is actually going to turn left. Drivers sometimes have
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