passing cars t a red light

rockshox203 · 06-18-2009, 09:41 PM

Is it legal in New York State to pass cars at a red light to make a right turn? I did this w/o realizing there was a cop on the side of the road with someone who was pulled over. They kind of gave me a weird look. Can they mail me a ticket for this?

Ageclipsegt · 06-24-2009, 02:50 PM

If there is a line of cars stopped at a stop light, and there is a right-turn turning lane, then there is nothing wrong with entering the turning lane to make a turn. This isn't really passing, as you are changing direction at the light, and it's on the right-hand side.

Unless your situation is not as I described, there should be no issues with this.

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rockshox203 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 54 OS: w2k and xubuntu	passing cars t a red light Is it legal in New York State to pass cars at a red light to make a right turn? I did this w/o realizing there was a cop on the side of the road with someone who was pulled over. They kind of gave me a weird look. Can they mail me a ticket for this? __________________ Seneca Data Nexlink. Windows 2000 Professional, Intel celeron 4 processor, 386 mb ram, 40 gb Seagate HD, 52x samsung Cdrom, GEforce 2 Video card. Compaq 5304 presario linux xubuntu

06-24-2009, 02:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ageclipsegt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 154 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: passing cars t a red light If there is a line of cars stopped at a stop light, and there is a right-turn turning lane, then there is nothing wrong with entering the turning lane to make a turn. This isn't really passing, as you are changing direction at the light, and it's on the right-hand side. Unless your situation is not as I described, there should be no issues with this.