Here's another complaint about traffic laws.
Why can't we turn left on red? Turning right on red? No problem, like it's a casual suggestion. "Hey, if you feel like it, go ahead, no big deal!" But if you so much as think about turning left on red? Suddenly you're a criminal mastermind. It's like the cops are thinking, "What are you, insane? Lock him up!" Right on red is a free pass. Left on red? Oh, no, no, no. That's chaos! That's anarchy!
But why? What's the difference? They're both turns, am I right? Is it because right is polite and friendly? "Here you go, merge in, and have a great day." Left though? Left is aggressive. Left says, "I'm going this way, and you're just gonna have to deal with it!" And they act like left on red is the end of civilization. You'd think that the car would just explode or something.
But you know what's really crazy? The U-turn! The U-turn is like the loophole of the traffic world. It's the "I'm not turning left, I'm just... creatively rearranging my direction." But really it's a rebel move, the U-turn. It's like saying, "I don't follow your grid system - I make my own rules!"
And then you've got those intersections where it's a left on green arrow only. What is this? Simon says? I'm waiting for permission from a cartoon arrow to go? Meanwhile, there's no one coming, not a car in sight, but you're sitting there like an idiot, because the almighty arrow hasn't lit up. "No arrow, no turn!" And don't get me started on the people behind you. Oh, they're honking. They've decided YOU'RE the problem. Like, "Hey buddy, just break the law! We won't tell anyone! We're right behind you!"
Right on red is the loophole that worked. Left on red is the loophole they're afraid of. They can trust you to turn right, but a left? No way. Because who knows where you're going? It's left - nobody ever trusts left!
