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Show Do It Right This Time A FEW thoughtless drivers who consistently violated the old law permitting a right turn on a red light caused the rest of us to suffer when a law was enacted two years ago prohibiting a right turn. The result has been continual traffic delays at semaphores, especially during the busy hours of the clay. Now, thank heaven, the legislature has given Utah drivers another chance. On and after May 8, a right turn on a red light will be legal, if there is no sign prohibiting it. However, How-ever, there are five other legal requirements to be fulfilled. The Bulletin reprints these five requirements as a warning to drivers that, if they don't conform, we all may be penalized by the thoughtlessness of those who violate the law. Under the section of the law amended by the recent legislature, legis-lature, and effective May 8, a driver approaching a red light where a right turn is not prohibited by sign must, if he desires to turn iright, do the following things: (1) He must get his car into the lane nearest the right-hand right-hand side of the highway. (2) He must make the proper signal for a right turn, either by arm or by his electric directional signal (flashing light) if his car is so equipped; or better still, by both. (3) He must stop his vehicle before entering the nearest crosswalk or at such other point as may be clearly indicated indi-cated by a visible line. The red light means "stop," ALWAYS. (4) He must ascertain that his right turn will not interfere inter-fere with other traffic. (5) He must be certain that his right turn will not en-clanger en-clanger pedestrians who are lawfuly within the crosswalk. When all these conditions are fulfilled, the law states that, after May 8, the driver "may CAUTIOUSLY enter the intersection for the purpose of making a turn to the right." |