N2Fitness

As far as I know, in some areas in Illinois, you can make a left turn at a red light providing its a one way street. But, to play it safe, ask an officer just to make sure.

The Missouri statutes seems too vague though. Unless they meant to omit "when entering a one way street" it's just too vague.

I agree with blogger above about crime prevention but tell that to the judge!

I guess the main decisive factor is do what you feel like doing until you get the ticket.

I guess this goes somewhat with what Speedy said, "It's legal in his car". Just test the laws and see what happens.

Speedy, Speedy, Speedy that is not the answer I was looking for! :-) I am hoping a police officer reads this blog or else I am going to ask one so we can get to the bottom of it. My friend was in a different car and he is the one that made the left. I called him on his cell phone and said, "Hey I don't think what you just did was legal." This prompted a good blog.
Catfish..thanks for the info on the metro east side and yes once again I think only a police officer would know this information.
KazooSam, I thought I was correct that you could not turn left on a red...thanks for the comment :-).
Answer Man..I think I will play it safe to avoid that ticket....thanks for commenting.
Mandm829...we write blogs to find out answers..I am not a police officer so I would have no idea what the answer to this is, which is why we look to our officials to respond. I didn't go to criminal justice school,I went to college for communications and broadcast journalism. I worked in news for 12 years as a news director and the last three reporting traffic accidents for Fox...we'll get the answer sooner or later.

Didnt fox do a story a while back saying in Downtown it is illegal to make lefts on red to a one-way? Im pretty sure its ILLEGAL

Since you didn't get caught that one was legal....the next one may not be....!

A few of my friends and I went to BB's last tuesday night to see Pat Liston!

yep ingrance of the law is no excuse,lol

i have seen many of people cut down to size by a judge.

LOL Mr Wild

Again, I repeat, it's legal in my car. I seldom have one way streets and traffic lights combined unless I am in Springfield or Decatur Illinois.

It does seem that some law enforcement tend to read the state laws differently - doesn't it? I don't know why you cannot make a left turn on a red light if traffic is heading in a one way direction (to the left).

Would a red light camera pick that up? That's another issue at hand, since most cops at red light camera intersections don't hang out - it's up to the video.