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43 °F 5 Day Forecast Saturday, December 13, 2003 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | eSouthernOregon | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend December 8, 2003 Strangely enough, this move is legal Dace: Thank you for the lesson on red light decisions. But this just can't be right: Can two lanes that can turn right on a green light also both turn right on a red light? I'm referring to the corner directly in front of Hometown Buffet, turning right onto Barnett. Both of those right lanes can turn on a green but people are turning from both on a red also. This just seems wrong, since the oncoming traffic off Interstate 5 can have the green and turn left onto Barnett while these people are turning right at the same time. Hope this isn't confusing. — Thank you, Jennifer Blair First of all, Jennifer, you're welcome. Your question is one that a lot of people aren't aware of, or, like you, just can't believe. But it's true, you can turn right on the red light from either lane when on Barnett and heading up and over the I-5 overpass. Drivers in right-most lane can turn right and choose to stay in either the extreme right lane and take the entrance ramp to the freeway or they may go into the center lane and go over the overpass. Drivers in the other lane may turn right on the red light also, but they must stay in the lane that puts them in the left-hand lane when they leave the intersection. This lane can turn even if the oncoming lane, exiting I-5 and turning left, has the green light. Advertisement The statute says this right-hand-on-red turn is allowed but drivers must yield the right of way to those drivers under the green light. If there is no traffic coming, then by all means, make the turn and get underway. Hope this helps clear things up. By the way, the same movement is allowed for the left and center lanes when turning left from Eighth Street and going north on Riverside. Dace Cochran, a patrol sergeant with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, writes a weekly Q&A column on police issues for the Mail Tribune. Have a question for him? Write to Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE! ADVERTISERS SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times