Filter light does not come on each cycle

Ush1 · 01-10-2009 9:53am #1

When making a right turn at a junction and the light is green, you're first in the que and you move foward waiting then for a safe gap to appear in the oncoming traffic. If there is no safe gap and the light goes back to red, i.e. you don't get your right turn filter light, how do you proceed? I assume you just complete your turn as you are stuck in the middle and obstructing traffic?

Alanstrainor · 01-10-2009 9:54am

You're correct, in that situation you must complete your turn, even with a red light as not doing so would block the junction.

Wishbone Ash · 01-10-2009 10:02am

Ush1 wrote: »

If there is no safe gap and the light goes back to red, i.e. you don't get your right turn filter light, how do you proceed?

Once you pass your GREEN light and move forward, you have entered the junction and are no longer goverened by the subsequent RED light. You may proceed with you turn when traffic has stopped coming from the other direction.

Don't worry about the other traffic having a GREEN light. They may only proceed if their way ahead is clear and it is safe to do so. Otherwise they must wait.

Ush1 · 01-10-2009 10:36am

Thanks lads, and that does include even when there is no visible filter box?

brian076 · 01-10-2009 11:00am

Ush1 wrote: »

Thanks lads, and that does include even when there is no visible filter box?

Yes that's correct. A lot of people fail their test for not proceeding into the junction on the green light. They wait for a filter, which may not come on and therefore hold up traffic behind.

Filter light does not come on each cycle

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