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Left on Maloney Rd from Rt 376: Eyes Right!

We’re waiting for oncoming traffic to clear before making the left turn from Rt 376 onto Maloney, on our way to the rail trail:

Maloney Rd Intersection Conflict - 2016-12-07 - waiting
Maloney Rd Intersection Conflict – 2016-12-07 – waiting

Traffic’s clear, we have the green, we’re turning, and the car exiting the gas station starts accelerating directly at us:

Maloney Rd Intersection Conflict - 2016-12-07 - turning
Maloney Rd Intersection Conflict – 2016-12-07 – turning

Mary shouts, I jam to a stop, the driver jams to a stop, I proceed, the driver then proceeds to turn in front of the truck behind us:

Maloney Rd Intersection Conflict - 2016-12-07 - rear view
Maloney Rd Intersection Conflict – 2016-12-07 – rear view

There’s no signal aimed into the gas station, so you must use your best judgement to determine when to enter the intersection. I’m not in enough of a hurry to (try to) ace out a truck, but ya never know …