r/Eugene • u/LabyrinthJunkLady • 3d ago

FRIDAY RANT THREAD

NYE FUCKED UP MY SLEEP CYCLE. IF A HOLIDAY FALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WE SHOULD HAVE THE REST OF THE WEEK OFF. AMERICANS DON'T DEMAND ENOUGH VACATION TIME. WE ARE TOO PRODUCTIVE WITH TOO LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT. I'M TIRED.

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u/laffnlemming 3d ago

USE YOUR FRICKING TURN SIGNALS!!!

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u/ArrenPawk 3d ago edited 3d ago

ALSO SIMILAR: WHEN YOU'RE IN A TURNING LANE WITH A FLASHING YELLOW ARROW YOU CAN ENTER THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE THE TURN

THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS IN EUGENE WHO DON'T EVEN TRY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A FLASHING YELLOW DEFEATS THE ENTIRE FUCKING PURPOSE OF FLASHING YELLOWS

EDIT: APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING POINT OF CONTENTION IN OR BECAUSE THE WRITTEN LAWS ABOUT THIS ARE SO CONFUSING AND UP FOR INTERPRETATION IN MANY STATES. SO CONSIDER THIS A DOUBLE RANT ON BOTH DRIVERS AND STATE DRIVING LAWS

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u/RightingTheShip 3d ago

THIS IS WRONG. YOU DON'T ENTER THE INTERSECTION UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO MAKE THE TURN. IF THE LIGHT TURNS WHILE YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, THE PEOPLE WITH THE GREEN NOW HAVE TO WAIT ON YOU TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION.

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u/ArrenPawk 3d ago

YOU'RE NOT WRONG. MY ISSUE IS MOST DRIVERS I'VE EXPERIENCED HERE DON'T EVEN TAKE THE CHANCE TO TURN ON A FLASHING YELLOW, EVEN WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARS. APPARENTLY IN EUGENE THE DEFINITION OF "SAFE TO MAKE THE TURN" MEANS THERES ABSOLUTELY NO CARS WHATSOEVER ON THE ROAD

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u/Key_Act3502 3d ago

THIS IS WRONG. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO EXIT THE INTERSECTION YOU CAN DO SO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY BUT YOU’LL NEVER GET THE CHANCE IF YOU DO NOT ENTER THE INTERSECTION.

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u/TinyTerryJeffords 3d ago

YOU CAN’T SIT IN THE INTERSECTION IN OREGON I LEARNED THAT ON A PLAYING CARD AT THE DMV

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u/RottenSpinach1 3d ago

WHAT? https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Engineering/Documents_TrafficStandards/Signal_Flashing-Yellow-Brochure-734-2632.pdf

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u/TinyTerryJeffords 3d ago

WHAT A HORRIBLY WORDED BROCHURE BECAUSE IT MAKES IT UNCLEAR IF “ONLY TO MAKE THE MOVEMENT INDICATED” MEANS IMMEDIATELY OR ULTIMATELY

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u/RottenSpinach1 3d ago

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YOU MUST YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A FLASHING YELLOW BEFORE YOU MAKE THE TURN. ALWAYS. AND YOU DON'T ENTER AN INTERSECTION ON A SOLID YELLOW UNLESS YOU'RE ALREADY GOING SO FAST THAT YOU CANNOT SAFELY STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. EZPZ.

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u/TinyTerryJeffords 2d ago

RATHER THAN TRY TO EXPLAIN WHY THE BROCHURE ISN’T SPECIFIC ENOUGH HERE’S A VERY CLEAR EXPLANATION FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY THAT I ASSUME IS TRUE STATE-WIDE SAYING YOU CAN’T WAIT IN THE INTERSECTION FOR YOUR OPENING. FAST FORWARD TO MINUTE 2: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v9U0LJ1r9Us&list=UUwPH_ktRyEtWLwHNwsbaN0w&index=30

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u/Key_Act3502 1d ago

READ THE PART OF THE BROCHURE THAT SAYS THAT “you may cautiously enter the intersection” THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS YOU CANT ENTER IT UNLESS YOU ARE CLEAR TO TURN. ALSO IT SAYS THE GOAL OF FLASHING YELLOW IS EFFICIENCY.