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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
You should see the intersection on WB 114 at Barlow, where truckers exiting the Flying J try to get onto Deerfoot. Forget every day, it's EVERY LIGHT you have an 18 wheeler turning, completely ignoring the turn light that has looooooong past turned red.
What are you gonna do tho? Ram the semi? I finger them vigorously (insert XXX joke) and it makes me feel a little better, but at the end of the day there's f-all you can do.
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Originally Posted by Locke
They do it because they basically have to. I tend to cut most truckers a lot of slack in the city.
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Big trucks can't stop on a dime. When the light turns yellow, they have to keep going if they can't stop the front of the truck behind the line. However, it's the BACK end of the trailer that has to clear the intersection. Since they are turning, they can't go quickly, like most other vehicles can. It's not really surprising that the other direction is sometimes green for a few seconds before the truck clears the intersection. That very rarely means that the truck driver ran the red light.
Some of you should try to drive a long vehicle before to criticize how they drive. Some things seem weird, but are done simply out of necessity.
It isn't like trucks are the only people that try to turn left way after the light turns, either.