Your take on this junction

Gerard · 13 Sep 2010 at 21:54

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...=o4m9RQ_1_lyKknVcKQNmwQ&cbp=12,31.07,,0,17.65

Was driving in Belfast city tonight which i normally don't do, i get to the above junction, im where the light blue focus is and im heading across the road beside the dark blue fiesta and up donegall road, basically straight ahead. Anyway im waiting at that junction (light blue focus) and someone behind me starts giving it the horn and geting animated like i should be moving because the junction ahead of me is showing a green light, in the pic thats the junction thats currently showing a red light with the dark fiesta.

I would think rather obviously that that light doesn't apply to me as im not actually at that junction, just trying to figure out why the guy behind me was getting into knuckle dragging tard mode when it wasn't safe for me to move off. :confused:

mjt · 13 Sep 2010 at 21:56

If it was clear than you should have crossed the box.
If there was someone coming, perhaps the guy behind thought there was plenty of time for to go safely, or he was in a rush..

Gerard · 13 Sep 2010 at 21:58

mjt said:
If it was clear than you should have crossed the box.
If there was someone coming, perhaps the guy behind thought there was plenty of time for to go safely, or he was in a rush..

Or he had a stick up his arse.

There were a few buses haring along at that point so i stayed put, got to love it when people think theres something wrong with you for not taking an opportunity that might lose you some paint.

andicole0 · 13 Sep 2010 at 22:00

Was there any traffic coming from your right? (Where the motorbike is) If not there's only a dashed white line where the Focus is so you only have to give way there and not stop.

AtreuS · 13 Sep 2010 at 22:12

I would have gone upto the lights. Your line has no lights for it, just a line to indicate you should stop and look right then go if you can...

blackninja · 13 Sep 2010 at 22:15

The lights have nothing to do with where you are stopped - unless your way out of the box is blocked by cars at the lights! So, cross that line if it is safe to so ...

Gerard · 13 Sep 2010 at 22:15

andicole0 said:
Was there any traffic coming from your right? (Where the motorbike is) If not there's only a dashed white line where the Focus is so you only have to give way there and not stop.

Yeah there were a few Buses making their way along. Apparently this guy wanted me to phase shift my way through them or something.

Pug · 13 Sep 2010 at 22:56

as has been said, thats a give way not a stop fiesta is where you have to stop for lights.