I know it can be complicated. There are so many ways to interpret "right-of-way". Clearly the only thing to do is assume that YOU have the right-of-way, right? After all, you are obviously the most important person on the road.
Oops. Wait...that's absolutely wrong. In fact, according to the Georgia Driver's Manual of 2009 (specifically in the Right-Of-Way Laws section) "care, courtesy, and common sense should govern your actions" (yes, I looked that up...hey, someone had to...). Sorry, Mr. I-Own-The Road, but this "recommendation" flies in the face of your mantra of "Me! Me! Me!"
That means, Left-turning Driver, that when your left arrow is red or there is no left arrow, you must yield to oncoming traffic, whether they be going straight or turning right. Don't believe me? "When making a left turn at an intersection, or into an alley or driveway, yield the right-of-way to ALL traffic coming from the opposite direction." All of them.
However, it is not the left-turning crowd that I am most frustrated with to date. My agitation is actually directed toward the driver turning right in front of me who makes a FULL STOP at the yield sign on a green light to allow the left-turning driver to pass. Newsflash: If you have a green light, righty, the lefties do not have a green arrow! I promise. Traffic engineers go to school for a long time to figure these things out.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not talking about proving that you have the right-of-way by pulling out in front of the idiot turning left as he is in mid-arc. But indeed, right-turning soccer mom/grandma/cell phone user, don't YOU forget the Manual's latter characteristic of dealing with right-of-way situations---common sense.
Yes, I do know that is ALOT to ask...apologies.
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