Originally Posted by
spivonious
If the light never triggers, how can you wait a light cycle? I've never understood this.
The laws were written when the only lanes with sensors were the 'left turn only' lanes. So if the left turn arrow did not come on after one or two cycles of the through lights, then you could make your left turn on a red.
Motoring politicians are not smart enough to figure out that the law needs updated.