Q: While driving in Redlands recently, reader Joe Nottingham of Beaumont said he sat through three traffic light cycles at the intersection of Redlands Boulevard and Cypress Avenue and did not get a green arrow to make a left turn. Finally, on the fourth cycle, when he saw that opposing traffic had a green arrow to turn, and there was no oncoming traffic, our reader made his left through the fourth red arrow. “I can’t speak to what the others behind me did, but over the years I have seen others do the same thing after several cycles left them sitting,” he said. Nottingham asked what drivers are supposed to do legally when their light doesn’t turn green cycle after cycle.
A: This does happen occasionally when signals at an intersection are not working properly.
We ran this scenario by California Highway Patrol Officer Dan Olivas, of the Inland Division, who said there’s no good answer, but he offered some helpful suggestions. “If you’re stuck, obviously you’re not going to sit there all day until it fixes itself because it’s not going to fix itself. The best thing you can do is safely get yourself out of that situation,” he said. If the arrow turn light is not cycling property and there are cars behind you, you may just have to turn through the red arrow, he said, or if possible, when the light is green to go straight, go straight if you can safely do that. “You want to be safe about it and get yourself out of that situation as long as you are not driving in someone’s path,” Olivas advised. If you get stopped by a police officer for running the red arrow, Olivas said to explain the situation to the officer and ask the officer to wait and see for himself or herself that the traffic arrow is broken. If you do get a ticket, go back to the intersection and take a video to get proof the turn arrow is broken, and contest the ticket in court, Olivas suggested. It also might be a good idea to report the broken traffic light to the city.
Q: Phil Wells of Murrieta asked us to explain the single and double white and yellow lines on local freeways.
A: The California Driver’s Handbook explains lane markings under a section called “Lane Control,” and we also ran this by Olivas for clarity.
Here’s a rundown, in a nutshell: A single solid white line indicates traffic is flowing in the same direction. Double white lines act as a barrier between a regular driving lane and a preferential use lane, such as the carpool/HOV lane. You are not supposed to change lanes while in these lanes, you have to wait until you see the broken white lines, which indicate the areas where drivers can enter or exit a carpool lane from the regular traffic lane. Solid yellow lines mark the center of a road used for two-way traffic. If you see broken yellow lines, this means you can pass but only if the broken line is next to your driving lane. Double yellow lines act as a “do not cross” barrier, so no passing. On California freeways, diamond lanes are marked by double white or double yellow lines, meaning you can’t drive in and out of the diamond lane unless the lines are broken.
Q: Lorna Burckel, who lives in Yucaipa, often drives her neighbor to the doctor or grocery store. The neighbor has a disabled parking placard and Burckel asked if she can legally use it while driving this neighbor.
A: The answer is yes. Those who serve as drivers for disabled folks with handicapped parking placards may use their placard but only if the placard’s owner is present too, or in a reasonable proximity of the driver or caretaker. So, basically, if you are transporting a disabled person, you can use their parking placard if the disabled person is with you or close by. It doesn’t matter which vehicle you are in, theirs or yours. What you can’t do is use their placard while driving alone, or drop off the person and then go out and use their disabled parking placard without them. That would be considered fraud by the Department of Motor Vehicles and could lead to penalties if caught.
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