On a CDL Road Test, you have to make a left turn at a green light but there is no break in oncoming traffic. Do you stop before the line and don’t take the turn if there is not a break, or do you “claim” the intersection and make the turn on yellow or even red, when oncoming is done playing pac-man with the yellow light?
Think about this situation, most large intersections take 150 feet of path (One case 200ft of path) for the trailer to clear the intersection. In a manual even if the transmission is in 4th gear can go 10mph (15 ft/s) that’s 10 seconds to clear the intersection. With a 3 second window before the other light turns green, that leaves 7 long seconds to clear the intersection and not “impede traffic”.
This is real BS that I get conflicting instructions in this common scenario. I really like a straight forward cut dry answer. If you ask the examiner they’ll tell you they can’t give you instructions. In Indiana, the four-wheel operators manual states you can enter an intersection on a green and wait to turn even when red. But when operating a Class A it seems to be a catch-22 for “impeding traffic”.
