left turn: exists* Alberta Motor Association: CRASH POTENTIAL

So dumb

what

Nah it sucks. What if I am waiting at the middle of intersection and my light turns red.

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How about semi

Why do I get the idea that these things were designed by the guy who wrote the rules of cricket?

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This don't seem bad, basically I stop at the intersection, and oncoming traffic has the right of way, so I wait till I see no oncoming traffic then i can go. Or I can risk it wait till there's a big enough gap in the oncoming traffic then I go there

why the hell is there only a single light for both going straight and left turn

Sounds suspicious lol people here in Colorado can't drive!!! But they have the signs on the highway saying zipper merge is legal and recommended 😫🤦🏾‍♀️

Yeah idk seems to me like public transportation wins

The truck obstructive view to turn left and the advancing into the intersection behind another vehicle are ones I see all the time. I The former one is the most dangerous.

if only people were smart enough to do this

Yeah, right, like you would every find this many courteous and patient drivers in a row. I am one of them so I know they're very rare

The big problem here is that these demonstrations are always in a (likely mythical, at the very least highly unlikely) scenario where the flow after the bottleneck is equal to or even faster than the flow before the bottleneck. If that's the case then there's no problem yeah, but that's so rarely the case. Typically these bottlenecks are for construction or a crash where speed will be reduced. Just imagine the cars after the bottleneck stopping, because even if they don't stop and just slow, eventually the line will flow back to the bottleneck point anyways and so the result is the same. Then, you're stuck with lines of cars before the bottleneck not moving, and having to rely on people to take turns, which would be great if every driver on the road were friendly and nice ... Was every driver on the road friendly and nice the last time you were on the road? All these dumb demonstrations assume (example numbers) 96 cars passing any point per minute before the bottleneck and at least 96 cars if not more passing any point after the bottleneck. In reality, the number of cars passing any point after the bottleneck is almost always lower than the number of cars passing any point before the bottleneck, until the problem eventually grows to the point where there are cars stopped before the bottleneck point, which really means the bottleneck point should have been placed further back.

Anyone who has driven long enough knows this perfect scenario way of driving is unrealistic af..epsecially in busy towns / cities

In the last situation, what if there’s heavy traffic and I’m already out in the middle of the intersection waiting to make my left turn, with too many on coming cars, my light has went from green to red, if I still proceed to make the left turn, will it count as running a red light ?

Ever since I saw one of these simulations I’ve been going to the end and it’s worked every single time. In Atlanta the traffic is some of the worst in the country. I often think people must be a bit irritated when they see me drive past a long lane of traffic knowing my lane is going to run out but I always get let in at the end and I never go back to interview the other drivers to see if they cared.

😂😂 thanks

I had to look this up just to confirm that I was using these correctly, other people on the road seem to not be 😂

It is Perfectly Legal to go 3/4, even all the way around the Circle using the Outside Lane, as long as you Yield to Vehicles exiting from the Inside Lane. That said, it isn't the Wisest thing to do

yea today i was turning left on a green arrow and someone on the right side turned left on a red, she was a grandma and luckily i braked in time, she was going about 35 mph and was like 2 inches from hitting me, she proceeded to look at me and smile , why do senior citizens get to drive…

Lies

This is why they say traffic circles are 90% safer

He leaves a lot of valuable information out ! A poor video at best !

Haha your country doesn't do roundabouts properly!!....... this is ridiculous!..... Australian road rules for roundabouts make so much more sense!..... the outside lane should always be able to go straight or turn right... and you should never indicate into the roundabout only indicate as you exit! 🤦‍♂️

Expect this in Indonesia?😂😂😂 D R E A M ur azz off.

But, too many people see a line and zip to the front to squeeze in at the last second. I’ve even seen people get out of line and zip to the front to bypass people. It’s rude. Don’t be rude. It’ll get you punched in the face.

I guess I always violate the only one car in the intersection rule as I always go in and see everyone else as well. Often it is the only way to turn when the light finally changes. I really hate it when a driver in front does not proceed into the road at all and will not turn for possibly several light cycles. I have even gone around such a driver only for them to start honking at me. Left turns suck.

Hold up, who came up with this?? when the road narrows and allows only one car at a time, the only thing dictating a throughput rate is how fast each car is going. When we see a merge sign the traffic is moving at a good speed while being more loose and easier to merge potentially allowing everyone to maintain a higher speed. Zip merge on the other hand forces everyone to slow down in order to be able to merge at the very end, how the heck is the throughput of 10 mph better than everyone moving in one line at 40-50mph?? The only time zip merge would be beneficial is if the stretch of the road is in the city spanning an intersection.

I never liked these

Yeah this would never happen in my life time

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Thank you for doing this and getting the bark out to people. ….or meow, there are therapy cats too!

Wow! So well done!

Can you tell me which software is used for making these types of animated videos?

Do you know what you will never see? A video of actual cars on an actual road doing this last minute zipper merge nonsense

0:31 In China, the left turn car needs to yield to upcoming cars that are going straight, but the upcoming car that wants to turn right, actually needs to yield to the left turning car, no matter if the car behind the right turning one wants go straight. Totally screwed up logic :)

Zipper merge???

What do u do if u and another car is turning left and u cant see past that car?

Yeah this has to be one of the dumbest things ever. Every single one of these traffic stops should just have a green arrow for left hand turns, problem solved.

Does this apply to all nation or just some?

Haha this was very helpful! Thank you! There are so many bits and bobs under the hood I wanted to make sure I am pouring it into the right bit or bob 😅

Great job Jody and AMA! Recognize the passion and dedication you have for protecting the environment!

this has to be the stupidest way to perform a u turn that ive ever seen in my life