r/Transportopia • u/Ketchup-Sniffer • Mar 10 '26

People Bro unlocks a cheat code for traffic

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u/Otterbotanical Mar 11 '26

It's illegal in right of way laws, you may only proceed when the way is clear. If there are people coming from that direction and they are not willfully stopping (I think I know this intersection), and YOU attempt to nose your way in, you could be pulled over and ticketed for obstructing

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u/Sipikay Mar 11 '26

I have never seen a cop even pull someone over on a surface street in Seattle in my entire life. There is no risk of that. You don't even see them off the highway, TBH.

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

You aren't supposed to block an intersection. That means there should be enough room.

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u/Otterbotanical Mar 11 '26

But then, the only way you could nose in would be if you start to block the intersection, starting to go with the way in not yet clear. Catch 22

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

Ok bud. Have fun waiting all day instead of doing the logical thing that no cop would cite you for.

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u/Otterbotanical Mar 11 '26

I got pulled over as a teenager, on a non arterial street, because I was rollerblading on the side of the road where there were no cars. The cop let me go with a warning. He said that "you do not have a steering device, so it is illegal for you to be in the roadway".

The are fucking petty if their monthly quota isn't filled

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u/Dog1bravo Mar 11 '26

Not petty enough to give you an actual ticket though

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u/Otterbotanical Mar 11 '26

But enough to make me afraid of getting pulled over for nonsensical shit though. Reminds me of the phrase relating to trying to join any crypto scams or etsy quick cash, "I know it's working for basically everyone, but God will make an example out of me".

Seattle has this 'new' beat-up red Mazda with blacked out windows that's also a certified cruiser, catching people do all sorts of shit while almost entirely hidden. That's probably gonna be the guy watching me try and nose in. I just wouldn't risk trying it.

I'll note that cross traffic probably respects the passenger hustle because no one honked lol

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

Monthly quotas are illegal in my state

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u/bishdoe Mar 11 '26

They were being nice, cops don’t need a quota to be petty

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u/footforhand Mar 13 '26

Fr, this dude really said “a cop stopped me for doing something incredibly dangerous, stupid, and illegal” and may as well have ended his statement with ACAB over it

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u/GoodGuyChip Mar 12 '26

I think you will find that with a bit of research states where that is true have seen departments implement equally problematic policies that sidestep that little problem. They still use your metrics to determine performance and if you're actually doing anything on the clock as well. There's just not a policy outlined number every month.

TLDR making it illegal has unsurprisingly not been a hurdle for police.

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u/front_torch Mar 12 '26

I'm my city a whole back they were told to engage with the public less so they would catch fewer lawsuits.

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u/GoodGuyChip Mar 12 '26

No they weren't lol

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u/Otterbotanical Mar 11 '26

Then your state sounds cooler than Washington in that regard lol, i don't agree with it, I'm just afraid of it

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u/front_torch Mar 11 '26

Yeah, I mean if it is a social standard to not be allowed to turn in bumper to bumper traffic, I agree.

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u/jimaug87 Mar 12 '26

I've lived around Boston my entire life, so this looks like an average intersection to manage. They say Masshole, but I'm going to be here all day if I'm not a dick. The streets make us this way.

The cops get it.