I've had it with these stupid f'n red turn arrows

[kidicarus13]

Don't even get me started on Boulder. They actually retarded the lights and worked a delay flow algorithm to "discourage" non-Boulderites from traversing Boulder.

This I believe. Just got back from driving 36 through Boulder. Thought I'd never get out. Saw 2 near accidents of bike vs. car.

[Ronin13]

I think the only time it's a good idea is when the intersection is on the peak of a hill and you can't see if traffic is coming from the other side. A normal person wouldn't turn if they don't deem it to be safe, but there are a lot of idiots out there and I don't want to be one of their victims.

THIS! Of course the state made it some kind of stupid rule (at least in Evergreen), that if there is a fatal accident at an intersection (just ONE!), they put in a red arrow. Out of 8 lights, 3 have a red turn arrow after one hapless person was killed at each. It's only a matter of time, judging by how dumb people seem to be getting...
I'm with the OP. FUCK red turn arrows, fuck them in their stupid asses. That's why on my way home I always turn a 1/4 mi before my actual turn, just to avoid a red arrow.

I've been noticing that when my area of town was built, it must have been 20 times smaller, because every side street is a single lane, that grows a turn lane at each intersection. The issue is that it grows a left turn only lane, and the combo lane is straight/right. So instead of combining all the traffic that actually can't proceed past a red light (straight and left turning), I always get stuck behind the 1 in 20 drivers actually trying to go straight, when I could have made a right on red 2 minutes before. It's been bugging me in my neighborhood for at least a year now, but I didn't think I could pull off a dedicated rant about it.

Oh FFS, this drives me crazy too! Quebec and Colfax... worst one ever! I'm always getting stuck when I wish to turn right onto Colfax.

In regards to the specific criticisms of my rant, all you Obama-voting cockholsters can go fuck off and drink a huge glass of Ebola sauce! Fuuuuuuuuuuuck fuckitty shit fuck balls!

WINNING! Originally I'd rate your rant a 9.5/10, but for this, it's a straight 10!

They don't bother me. I'm so far right I don't even make left turns.

This is why you're the man! Seriously, this is sig worthy right here! Mind if I...?

[TFOGGER]

Just remember: Two wrongs don't make a right...but 3 lefts often do.

[HoneyBadger]

In regards to the specific criticisms of my rant, all you Obama-voting cockholsters can go fuck off and drink a huge glass of Ebola sauce! Fuuuuuuuuuuuck fuckitty shit fuck balls!

This has earned you .5 points extra credit. Well done.

Hmm, what do you know, they even have a web-page explaining it:

http://www.michiganhighways.org/inde...igan_left.html

I did not realize they were a "Michigan" thing since Detroit Metro is the only MI destination I have ever been to.

As someone who grew up using the "Michigan Left turn," I thought the rest of the free world was bonkers for not doing it that way...

[MarkCO]

To the OP, if you can conjure up a good rant on the failure to use acceleration lanes...my enthusiasm might increase.

[Ronin13]

To the OP, if you can conjure up a good rant on the failure to use acceleration lanes...my enthusiasm might increase.

Oh man, this really grinds my gears! Especially those on ramps where you have a matter of feet before you exit again, or run out of lane.

[Bailey Guns]

UPS adopted a "no left turns" strategy some time ago. Saves time, saves fuel and it's safer.

[spqrzilla]

So that's why Bailey Guns won't go to IKEA ... the left turn.

[Irving]

To the OP, if you can conjure up a good rant on the failure to use acceleration lanes...my enthusiasm might increase.

We might as well throw in people who stop in a continuous lane and people who try to drive around speed bumps (just for me). Then we'd just have the pet peeves thread though.

[Irving]

Another intersection on my way to work has a right turn lane, and a straight / left lane. Someone tell me how the hell that makes sense. I, of course, need to go straight and wait for the timid to get their engraved invitation to turn left.

This is the opposite of the intersections that I described. Which one of us is correct?