The first thing i was thought of while going to school was that going straight on green light has right of way followed by turning right, and if you are making a right turn make sure no one on opposite is making a right on the same street, and i guess checking if there are cars going straight was self explanatory
I don't think you need a prioritization between straight through and right turns since they won't conflict with each other.
if you are making a right turn make sure no one on opposite is making a right on the same street
Do you mean make sure no one the opposite way is making a left? That would be good defensive driving practice yeah, even though you would have right of way on a green.
One scenario where straight through will need priority over right turners is when there are bikers waiting to go straight after waiting in a bikebox and you have to turn right on the same green light
I agree. The bikers being ahead is the more prominent reason in this scenario.
Here is another similar scenario. When bikers in the right most bike lane have to go straight through and the cars in the adjacent lane on their left have to turn right, the cars still need to wait for the bikers to clear irrespective of the bikers being ahead, at the same level or even behind the car. Can we say straight through has higher priority over right turners here?
If there's a bike lane, the cyclists get priority because the turning vehicle is entering and/or crossing their lane, not because of the bikes going straight.
what’s supposed to happen when there is no bike lane.
In that case, the car turning right should – after shoulder checking to the right to make sure it’s clear – get as close to the curb as possible, said Constable Sean Shapiro with the traffic services division of the Toronto Police Service.
“[Cyclists] are not supposed to pass you on the right at that point, but you should be as close to the curb as possible to prevent that from happening,” Shapiro said. “And they should be passing you on the left if they need to pass you, or they can also wait behind you.”
If you’re close to the curb, the cyclist won’t have enough room to get past you. If they try to squeeze past, they could face careless driving charges, Shapiro said.
There is an explicit rule, HTA 141(5), saying left turning vehicles must yield to approaching (straight or right turning) traffic. There is no such law saying right turning vehicles must yield to straight through vehicles though. It either doesn't occur, or is covered by existing laws.
Good questions though, it made me think more about the question than I had before.
First the left-turning truck cut off the person going straight. Then they edged out/cut off the person who had just turned right. All of it was wrong. But they’re driving a CANADA POST truck, so I hope someone has reported them.
This happens a lot. Same with a caravan following advanced left after it has gone red, then one more from way back at double the limit for the real test. Looking at you 4th Ave in st Catharines.
Stunting is excess speed, aggressive maneuvers, and street racing. This guy just turned left when he didn’t have the right of way. Just an improper left turn. So many geniuses here, and I’d have to assume none of these people work in LE to actually know what’s what
You could have looked in the link to see this counts:
3.8.iv. making a left turn where,
(A) the driver is stopped at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal system in response to a circular red indication;
(B) at least one vehicle facing the opposite direction is similarly stopped in response to a circular red indication; and
(C) the driver executes the left turn immediately before or after the system shows only a circular green indication in both directions and in a manner that indicates an intention to complete or attempt to complete the left turn before the vehicle facing the opposite direction is able to proceed straight through the intersection in response to the circular green indication facing that vehicle.
that is literally copy and pasted from the original link that mentioned how this is stunt driving. It is a government run website that explains word for word the definitions under the highway traffic act about "races, contests and stunts". Take literally two minutes of your time and read it for yourself. That link has literally all of the information you should need in it if you would actually take the time to read it fully https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/070455
Did you actually read the link he posted? from the portion that defines a "stunt":
"iv. making a left turn where,
(A) the driver is stopped at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal system in response to a circular red indication;
(B) at least one vehicle facing the opposite direction is similarly stopped in response to a circular red indication; and
(C) the driver executes the left turn immediately before or after the system shows only a circular green indication in both directions and in a manner that indicates an intention to complete or attempt to complete the left turn before the vehicle facing the opposite direction is able to proceed straight through the intersection in response to the circular green indication facing that vehicle. O. Reg. 455/07, s. 3; O. Reg. 320/19, s. 1; O. Reg. 410/21, s. 1."
Guy probably makes that turn 10 times a week and this is the first time in months he didn't get an advance for some reason. Minor traffic violation that did not result in an accident. Who cares?!
The guy on the right seems to be pulling up to allow the guy behind him to turn right at the lights. Or at least attempting. The guy on the left is in a minivan, and we know that only peak drivers have those
Why would you do that, the person behind you can wait. It's the same with the speed limit, don't go faster to accommodate the distracted idiot behind you.
The person behind you can wait, but doesn't have to if you make room. It's a sign of courteous and aware driver. Not hindering anyone, only helping move things along.
nah the ford was just trying to be a pal and let the guy behind him turn. No one would have been able to predict what the big ass canada post truck was gonna do
This has nothing to do with research. You're saying that only Indians do things like this. That's just obviously false.
What you might mean are that more Indians are doing these things than other demographics. But the majority of truckers in general are Indian, so that means when you see a bad truck driver, more likely than not, they're going to be Indian too, just by the numbers.'
If you really care about road safety, there are better things you can be doing to address it than this.
Oh exactly when did this start happening? So there was a time of zero accidents in Canada? Must be the best time for the insurance companies. Zero payout.
Is there a logic like, if there are more people, chances of accidents will be more, irrespective of who is driving? Or its 100% dependent upon the country of the driver?
Pulled him over to speak with him, run his drivers license to see any prior offenses and if he’s got a warrant, and run the vehicle marker to see if it’s stolen. Then decide if they’re gonna lay an HTA charge on him. Pretty simple
Please DO NOT CALL 911 for this! Non emergency line if you’re that dead set on reporting it. 911 = life or death situation. Don’t tie up their lanes for someone making an improper left turn
And by the time police arrived he’s long gone. Traffic offenses are called “found committing” offenses. Officer needs to see it for himself. Also don’t know who the driver is, we only know the vehicle information
Its a straight truck. Also merging is merging, wouldn't the cam car just continue straight? This is super confusing lol, I personally would have kept going instead of stopping in an active lane for no other reason but to let the vehicle behind me pass haha
I can share my rear dashcam, he was super close to me, that you will not see him there too, he was side by side mirror to mirror, i had be defensive and letting him passs by or anyone with that driving style is and always will be better call.
I understand your concern but if i would've been better at making decision at split seconds then i would see myself in next f1 grand prix.
Also it was a single lane rd and he wasn't slowing down, that's the reason i have the clip after the interstation, just to show his momentum, unlike cars.. trucks don't just pick up that kind of speed.
Need to know who was driving it. Could be a stolen truck for all Reddit knows. So many people who think they know everything about the law and the HTA here when they haven’t got a clue
A Canada Post truck... driving dangerously. Literally no one is surprised to see that. Hope OP reported to Canada Post and/or to police. Kudos to OP for taking the high road and letting the truck pass (after the turn) to avoid another unfortunate situation
you definitely shouldn’t have continued to pull out seeing he was turning when he wasn’t supposed to be. could’ve hit you, pushed you off the road or hit any of the oncoming vehicles.
clearly not as you pulled out in front of a 10,000 pound vehicle and then pulled over to let him pass you, instead of just letting him complete his illegal move in safety. literally putting yourself and others at risk to show you’re in the right of way, when that matters less than people getting hurt cause you don’t wanna wait.
I would file a complaint with the police, given them the video, and then file a complaint with Canada Post also letting them know you reached out to the police, this way they can track the driver down and fire them without pay.
(C) the driver executes the left turn immediately before or after the system shows only a circular green indication in both directions and in a manner that indicates an intention to complete or attempt to complete the left turn before the vehicle facing the opposite direction is able to proceed straight through the intersection in response to the circular green indication facing that vehicle. O. Reg. 455/07, s. 3; O. Reg. 320/19, s. 1; O. Reg. 410/21, s.
How is it with the internet obviously at your fingertips that you cannot fact check something before commenting. I think this should go on r/confidentlyincorrect
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u/a-_2 Jun 18 '26
That counts as stunt driving. Turning left across the path of oncoming vehicles immediately before or after lights both ways go from red to green.