Tervuren |
09-16-2011 01:41 PM |
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Originally Posted by Grog
(Post 6258079)
Tervuren
I didn't miss any of your bold. Glad you are looking, but I don't see how rolling before the light changes does any good. It's the cars coming through after you have green that are going to hit you. After I have green I release the brake, brake light goes off and the guy behind me knows I'm paying attention, look both ways check the oncoming left turn guy for movement and proceed, keep checking all the way through,takes only a second to check all this. A one second could be life saving for you or the guy behind you who will not look and just follow you lead. I hope your not rolling past the stop line or crosswalk. I can't believe how many people stop on or past the cross walk. While riding my motorcycle if I see a car at a stop sign or light when I have the right of way and he is rolling I will slow down to a crawl because I have no idea if he is stopping or going to pull out. If the car is stopped and staying that way, and the guy is looking at me I will maintain speed. If I see you rolling I will slow down and keep slowing if you keep rolling, it will cause both of use to waste time.
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I think we both mean the similar things - get moving as soon as safely possible, which involves paying attention. We live in different locations, with different laws, driving schools, and traffic patterns, so going into the technicalities will result in an endless argument. An example, the first stop light I come to on my way to work, has a five second delay from when it is red in all directions, until the next direction gets to go green. Everything is at a stop by then pretty much every time. The next light, has a short yellow, and on top of that, almost no delay from red in all directions to green. I go into that one pretty slow. My stress level is much higher. Especially given how it is setup if I'm coming home from work, it has a HUGE crown, you may not be able to see a left turning car until you are on top of it coming from that direction. I doubt I drive through there coming home within even 5MPH of the speed limit. 20-25MPH I'd strongly suggest.
My initial post was meant to focus on the drivers that are not watching(I can see them looking down, messing with stuff inside their car, etc) who suddenly look up, see the light is green, never saw it turn colors, and just step on the gas and go. I also saw they never really looked. It both wastes time, if it really was clear, they where sitting there wasting time while it was green, and if it isn't clear, there will be a wreck as they never looked.
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