Intersection Drive

[Hortense Malovich]

Ifthe intersection has no controls or no controls on your path of travel, you should slow to ensure that the intersection is clear and proceed only when it is safe. You should be ready to stop though, if necessary.

Always yield the right of way to whoever wants it. You are driving defensively, so if another driver wants to be aggressive and take the right of way, let them do so. Give up your right so you can avoid the accident.

Turn from the proper lane, if turning is allowed. Always be decisive. If you are going to turn, you should turn. If you made a mistake, proceed forward until you find a safe spot to turn around.

Use extra caution around larger vehicles. Larger vehicles such as trucks or semi trucks require a longer stopping time. Give extra space and be patient with these large vehicles. If you are in a large truck, keep extra distance between cars and other vehicles as they may make stop immediately or perform quick lane changes.

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Most traffic crashes occur at intersections when a driver makes a turn. Many occur in large parking lots that are open to public use, like at shopping centers. To prevent this type of crash, you must understand the right-of-way rules and how to make correct turns.

Traffic signs, signals and pavement markings do not always resolve traffic conflicts. A green light, for example, does not resolve the conflict of when a car turns left at an intersection while an approaching car goes straight through the intersection. The right-of-way rules help resolve these conflicts. They tell you who goes first and who must wait in different conditions.

You must yield the right-of-way to fire, ambulance, police and other authorized emergency vehicles when they respond to emergencies. They will display lights that are flashing red, red and blue or red and white and sound a siren or air-horn. (Vehicles responding to emergencies for a Police Department, Sheriff Department or the New York State Troopers are not always required to use an audible siren or horn.) When you hear or see an emergency vehicle heading toward your vehicle from any direction, safely pull over immediately to the right edge of the road and stop. Wait until the emergency vehicle passes before you drive on. If you are in an intersection, drive out of it before you pull over.

If you hear a siren or air-horn close by but do not know exactly where the emergency vehicle is, you must safely pull over to the right-side edge of the road and stop until you are sure it is not headed toward you.

An emergency vehicle that uses lights and a siren or air-horn can be unpredictable. The driver can legally exceed the speed limit, pass red lights and STOP or YIELD signs, go the wrong way on one-way streets and turn in directions not normally allowed. Although emergency vehicle drivers are required to be careful, be very cautious when an emergency vehicle heads toward you.

When driving on parkways, interstates and other controlled access roads with multiple lanes, due care includes moving from the lane immediately adjacent to where such vehicle is parked, stopped or standing unless traffic or other hazards prevent doing so safely. When encountering parked, stopped or standing authorized emergency vehicles and hazard vehicles with emergency lights or hazard lights activated, motorists must also reduce their speed.

Always signal before you turn or change lanes. It is important that other highway users know your intentions. The law requires you to signal a turn or lane change with your turn lights or hand signals at least 100 feet (30 m) ahead. A good safety tip is, when possible, to signal your intention to turn before you begin to brake or make the turn. The proper hand signals are shown below.

As you prepare to turn, get as far to the right as possible. Do not make wide, sweeping turns. Unless signs direct you to do otherwise, turn into the right lane of the road you enter. See the example below.

Approach the turn in the left lane. As you proceed through the intersection, enter the two-way road to the right of its center line, but as close as possible to the center line. Be alert for traffic that approaches from the road to the left. Motorcycles are hard to see, and it is hard to judge their speed and distance away. See the example below.

Approach the turn from the right half of the roadway closest to the center. Try to use the left side of the intersection to help make sure that you do not interfere with traffic headed toward you that wants to turn left. Keep to the right of the center line of the road you enter, but as close as possible to the center line. Be alert for traffic, heading toward you from the left and from the lane you are about to go across. Motorcycles headed toward you are hard to see and it is difficult to judge their speed and distance away. Drivers often fail to see a motorcycle headed toward them and hit it while they turn across a traffic lane. See the example below.

Approach the turn from the right half of the roadway closest to the center. Make the turn before you reach the center of the intersection and turn into the left lane of the road you enter. See the example below.

Approach the turn from the right half of the roadway closest to the center. Enter the left lane, to the right of the center line. When traffic permits, you can move out of the left lane. See the example below.

Do not try a U-turn on a highway unless absolutely necessary. If you must turn around, use a parking lot, driveway or other area, and, if possible, enter the roadway as you move forward, not backing up.

You can make a U-turn only from the left portion of the lane nearest to the centerline of the roadway, never from the right lane. Unless signs tell you otherwise, you can make a U-turn when you get permission to proceed by a green arrow left-turn traffic signal, provided it is allowed and you yield to other traffic.

You can not make a U-turn near the top of a hill, a curve or any other location where other drivers can not see your vehicle from 500 feet (150 m) away in either direction. U-turns are also illegal in business districts of New York City and where NO U-TURN signs are provided. You can never make a U-turn on a limited access expressway, even if paths connect your side of the expressway with the other side. In addition, it is prohibited for a vehicle to make a U-turn in a school zone.

The City of Brookhaven conducted a study for part of the Dresden Drive Intersection Improvement Study, which aims to identify improvements to help serve projected vehicular traffic while providing safe and comfortable facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. Initially, the study was focused on an operational and safety analysis of the intersections of Dresden Drive at four roads: Apple Valley Road, Ellijay Drive, Caldwell Road, and Clairmont Road.

Following feedback received during the fall of 2021, the scope of this study was expanded to refine the analysis, update the traffic study, develop updated recommendations and new considerations, and to hold additional public meetings. Specifically, the study now includes consideration of additional intersections and roadway segments within the Brookhaven Fields and Ashford Park neighborhoods and to consider options for traffic calming beyond what is in place now on neighborhood streets due to possible increases in potential future traffic.

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