r/acworth • u/Chance_Sky_6656 • Oct 24 '24

Why does everyone turn on red in Acworth?

Just moved here and everyone turns right when the light is still red… they don’t stop… wtf?

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u/nefD Oct 24 '24

You can legally turn right on red in Georgia.

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u/Chance_Sky_6656 Oct 24 '24 edited Oct 24 '24

I mean I get you can turn right. But don’t you legally have to stop? Cause no one stops that I see

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u/loserbryan04 Oct 24 '24

yes, you have to stop

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u/SirBiggusDikkus Oct 24 '24

Did you move here from a more rural area? Even though Acworth isn’t a big city, people still drive with an Atlanta metro mentality. Expect everything to be faster.

You can see it easy here even with people from Chattanooga, they aren’t used to the speed of pace.

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u/sidusnare Oct 24 '24

You are legally required to stop. There are lots of things that are legally required to be done on Atlanta roads, and you can see how much we care about that around here when the cops aren't looking.

That book of road rules we all got when learning how to drive, those were seen more as suggestions.

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u/bisnicks Oct 24 '24

OP clarified that they don’t mean they’re surprised by right on red, but that drivers don’t come to a complete stop before proceeding to turn right on red.

I recently moved here from Ohio and have also noticed this. They treat it as more of a yield than an actual stop. I’ve been honked at for first stopping before proceeding to take a right on red.

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u/HeronPlus5566 Oct 24 '24

People here drive kak , in fact most of GA are kak drivers.