Close call with driver turning right on red, from Hayes to Army-Navy Drive
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Location: SE corner of S Hayes St and Army Navy Dr in Pentagon City.
Situation:
Light is red for Hayes street and green arrow about to turn on for Army Navy Dr. There is a No Turn on Red (except when pedestrians present) sign.
I am on the sidewalk, and have been for the whole light cycle (I got there after the previous walk sign ended), calmly waiting for the green arrow so that I can cross my side of Hayes (if you cross on that side with the green arrow, you get to the other side by the time the walk is on. The sight lines for the drivers are good to see people waiting for the walk signal. If the light is red, and a pedestrian, which I am acting like, is present, then no one can go through the intersection from that region).
A woman comes roaring up the road into the right turn lane. Since the light is red, I thought she would stop and I start to enter the crosswalk (I have seen many others come to the complete stop). She continues to roar up, looking left and turning. I have to roll back to avoid being hit (she was also very close to the curb). Apparently oblivious to all else. I did yell about no turn on red, but she was long gone. I have no information about the car at all – I can only tell you it was dark in color, but that could be blue, black, gray, maroon. No clue on plates.
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