Re: Traffic lights

"Keith" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:slrngecrdn.1jv.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 2 Oct 2008 at 21:49, MrBitsy wrote:
"Keith" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:slrngeaboc.nm6.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In practice, of course, slowing for lights is a completely nonsense
unless you know there's a red light camera there. Otherwise, if it
turns amber and you're in two minds about whether to break harshly or
go through, then you just go through.

Then you are a fool.

What rot.

If you're doing the speed limit and you've reached the point where you
aren't 100% sure you can stop, then there's definitely time to go
through before the lights turn red.


Absolute 100% rubbish.

The amber phase at most lights on my way to/from work, are not set long enough for the 50mph speed limit - you would either go through on red or be doing an emergency stop.
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MrBitsy
Rover 75 CDTi

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