Drivers Turning Left Must Yield at Signless Intersection

The in basket: Bonnie Thane writes that her daily trip from Olympic College, where she works, home to Port Orchard takes her through the intersection of 11th Street and Callow Avenue in Bremerton, where she turns left.
“I have noticed that the sign that says ‘Left turn yield on green’ is gone. You can see that it has been cut away.
“Is there no longer any left turn yield on green? Must you wait for the green arrow and only turn left when that arrow is on?” she asks

The in basket: Bonnie Thane writes that her daily trip from Olympic College, where she works, home to Port Orchard takes her through the intersection of 11th Street and Callow Avenue in Bremerton, where she turns left.
“I have noticed that the sign that says ‘Left turn yield on green’ is gone. You can see that it has been cut away.
“Is there no longer any left turn yield on green? Must you wait for the green arrow and only turn left when that arrow is on?” she asks
The out basket: The presence or absence of the sign doesn’t change the rules for that turn. The left turn is legal on the solid green ball light, but any turning car must yield to oncoming through traffic. The left turner has the right of way only when the green arrow light is lit. That intersection has what is called a “doghouse” light, so called because the accumulated signal heads former the shape of a small house. It has both a green arrow lamp and a solid green ball light, which display one after another.
Luke Korpi of the city street engineers said the sign apparently was taken down during some maintenance on the light and not replaced. Though it doesn’t change the demands on drivers approaching the intersection, the city will replace it, he said.