Crossing an intersection versus making a left turn at an intersection?

So are you saying the law changed? When I was sixteen I went through drivers school and they taught us to go one third into the intersection. Even if the light turns red the driver proceeds. Just asking.

I’m so glad you’ve decided to address this because we see it everyday. The flashing yellow turn arrow has allowed people to believe if they get out there far enough it’s okay to continue when the light turns red. That is exactly why there have been so many collisions lately. I would go so far as to suggest getting rid of the flashing yellow and go back to solid. I don’t believe many understand how it’s supposed to work. Who decided to make the change to begin with and why? Same thing with all these roundabouts. How many have been instructed on the proper way to use one. It’s not just about common sense there needs to be educational support to teach one how to navigate them.

How about addressing the huge problem with people failing to grasp how stop lines work? Way too many people have their back tires sitting on the stop line. Last year, I watched a semi remove the front bumper of a car because the car had its front end in the middle of the crosswalk in the left-hand turn lane.

Thank you so much!!! Keep up the good work!!

Your recommendation inly works if there is a dedicated left turn lane. If there is not, and with the congestion that Yakima is famous for, I can sit behind that stop line all day and never get to make a left turn. The law clearly allows you to enter the intersection on a stale green light, as long as you clear the intersection as soon as it is safe to do so. If red light running is causing collisions in this scenario, that is a completely different issue.

Great information. Thank You Officer Wilske.

So, why does YPD do it all the time? The laws don’t apply to you even though YOU are not above the law.

Dang! I’ve been doing the wrong thing for years. Thank you for sharing this..

I was always taught that the proper way to make that left turn is waiting for the traffic to go by then turn ? Now why would u want to wait for traffic to clear up at the stop light by that time u have to wait for the light to change again to green, or a yellow light. If u want people to avoid getting into a collision why don't they work on improving the city lights in yakima. I noticed that they have all been quick to change from green to yellow and red in less then a few seconds. I'm not going to slam on my brakes just to try to slow down on the yellow and come to a complete stop on red. These lights in yakima are the main reason why there are so many accidents in intersections? This is coming from a experienced driver over 30 years+?

Actually it is the city who can resolve this. Let the yellow last longer to get people through. Being there are intersections in Yakima where and elsewhere also that they shut the traffic flow down. Just learn to drive defensively ? State law means little when the officers make their decisions for each Individual officer uses their own minds. Any law that thinks all officer's shall use the one possible way will fail. For our minds are not connected. Bless these officers for expressing the law will even be different not only per officer; but Judges as well. Lets put in more rounbdabouts and cause more confusion. Union Gap is one of those mental stimulation absesses that take on a whole new meaninmgh of too much government intervention. Go back to the good old 4 way stops to resolve the Engineering nightmares than the city and state engineers cause in the first place? This video makes confision apparant that confusion maintains it's own ways. Now You are confusing the lawyers as to how to make a living ? Need a lawyer; call Kramer ! He has a great one.

If you enter the intersection legally on a green circle or yellow light, you are obeying RCW 46.61.055. While waiting for a gap, you are obeying RCW 46.61.185 by yielding to oncoming traffic. When the light turns red and oncoming traffic finally stops, you are legally permitted to complete your turn to safely clear the intersection control area.

PSA: THINKING ABOUT REPORTING A COP TO THE CJTC? You should know what can happen. You can report police misconduct and never even be interviewed. Your anonymous identity can be exposed. Your anonymous name can get exposed and smeared in the press. A state senator can intervene on official letterhead, attack the complainants, and advocate for the officers under investigation. Then the case can close the very next day after the Senator’s intervention. CJTC: if citizens cannot safely report police misconduct without being exposed, discredited, or ignored, what exactly is the accountability system protecting?

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Come and sit at the corner of 69th and Mead and you can issue tickets right and left for people speeding and running the stop sign multiple times a day!! Heavy traffic and multiple opportunities to make money😂😂

We were taught in driver’s training to pull out on a yellow. We see cops doing it all the time.

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Bryan Kohlberger got pulled over for the exact thing days after the Idaho murders

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Do your job, and write tickets for assholes who run red lights. That might fix it.

Your a bitch. Lmao 🤣 this motherfucker followed me and I yelled out my window I'm licensed and insured bitch. Followed me for no reason. Hes a fagget. And his mom

Fucker pulled me over

This is bullshit. We were taught in driver's ed to pull out into the intersection for decades. I think this video is about as stupid as those signs down on Lincoln that say, "Watch for cross traffic." Those people have stop signs. They can watch for me.

Unfortunately it doesn't matter you can have a green light going straight and some dumbass is going to run a red light.