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Originally Posted by Table 5
Maybe just a coincidence, but I've noticed a rise in the disregarded for road rules lately. Like some people seem to think that if they don't agree with a rule, they don't absolutely have to follow it.
The bridge that goes from the Zoo to Bridgeland has been under construction for the last year or so, and thus there is a no-turning sign onto Bow Trail. For most of the project, everyone followed along...but lately it seems like people have just decided that rule is too annoying, so no longer applies. I pass that bridge every day, and there is now a 50/50 chance that the person in front of me will turn illegally. I agree it's a bit of stupid rule there, but it's still against the law.
Same thing coming down the Edmonton Trail hill in the mornings, I see people making illegal turns into Bridgeland, despite it disrupting traffic and being potentially dangerous.
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I was with you until you mentioned that specific turn. The rule makes sense, actually, as you don’t want someone stopping waiting for an opportunity to turn there while it’s a single lane situation. But if nobody is coming? I’m absolutely turning there instead of trucking ahead and doing a U-turn to get onto Memorial west.
Same thing with the video above. “Full stop” is kind of… pointless. The issue with that video of flashing reds is the people who blazed right through and the people who thought it was a red light. There are significant worse things than rolling stops.