Wilton is correct, there are no legal lefts on red in North Carolina. There was some debate in the state legislature on this point about ten or twelve years ago; they were debating removing the restriction inside city limits on intersecting one way streets that are state maintained. There was strong lobbying against by some organizations for the blind, and then the bill died.
As Mitch said, simple. :) Best, Tim On Oct 6, 2013 12:21 AM, "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > i'd bet you are wrong that lefts on red are never allowed. you just think > they are not allowed as the circumstances are particular and you may never > have encountered them > > imagine you are traveling southbound on a southbound one way street. you > come to a red light at the intersection of an eastbound one way street. > now your left on red is equivalent to a right on red and it is therefore > likely permitted. i know it is this way in the state of georgia and i'd > guess in north carolina as well > > > On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 10:44 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > > I'm very familiar with the part of NC traffic law that allows right turn > > on red after full stop and sure way is clear - left on red NOT allowed. > > When I lived in California (last was 35 years ago), I followed CA > traffic > > laws; during 60+ years of driving in NC, I've tried to follow NC traffic > > laws. ;<) > > > > Wilton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "ernest breakfield" > > <ernestb@BackYardEngineering.**ORG> > > > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 9:47 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] question for scooter guy (or anyone else) > > > > > > if the law in "most places" is like what i'm familiar with in > California, > >> the law doesn't say anything about right or left. > >> what it says here is that you can make a turn on a red light after a > >> full and complete stop if you can start from a lane nearest the curb and > >> end in the lane nearest the (same) curb. > >> > >> to the original posters question; you'll have to check the regs > where > >> you are to determine what qualifies as requiring documentation; it > varies > >> greatly with locale. > >> as a bicyclist and motorcyclist, i don't see any use for a scooter > >> beyond the possibility of extremely short trips around town. my > experience > >> around them is that they can't really be "ridden like a bicycle", and i > >> don't consider them as safe as either a motorcycle or a bicycle since > they > >> have enough power to get you into trouble, but the small/inexpensive > ones > >> don't have the braking or handling to get you out of it. > >> > >> i'd encourage you to keep riding the bicycle if you can (it's better > >> for you!). > >> if you need to extend your range somewhat, consider a small > >> motorcycle... but be sure you do the math if you're thinking of it as a > >> cost saving device; getting dressed to ride safely is going to cost more > >> than some people here will spend on a car, and the cost of keeping good > >> tires on a motorcycle might surprise some people. > >> > >> > >> cheers! > >> e > >> > >> > >> On 05/Oct/13 13:47, Mitch Haley wrote: > >> > >>> Most places you can turn left on red onto a one way street. > >>> > >>> Mitch. > >>> > >> > >> ______________________________**_________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >> > > > > > > ______________________________**_________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > -- > *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars > > * > *www.BuyEUROparts.com* > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
