But they weren't. All turning traffic has to give right of way to pedestrian traffic, in all cases, unless there is a green arrow in for that turning direction.
There's no case where you can blindly turn at an intersection just because you have a green light.
I get what the author is saying in terms of bad intersection design, but ffs bad design does not absolve the driver of responsibility for what they are required to do at every intersection. If you are making a turn, and you can't see that the crossing is clear you slow down. If you can't see it because of a neighboring car, you slow down. If you can't see it because of the weather or time of day, you slow down. If you are turning, and you do not have a green arrow in the direction of your turn you do not have right of way.
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But they weren't. All turning traffic has to give right of way to pedestrian traffic, in all cases, unless there is a green arrow in for that turning direction.
There's no case where you can blindly turn at an intersection just because you have a green light.
I get what the author is saying in terms of bad intersection design, but ffs bad design does not absolve the driver of responsibility for what they are required to do at every intersection. If you are making a turn, and you can't see that the crossing is clear you slow down. If you can't see it because of a neighboring car, you slow down. If you can't see it because of the weather or time of day, you slow down. If you are turning, and you do not have a green arrow in the direction of your turn you do not have right of way.