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Rengori
09-12-2005, 06:19 PM
Speed up or slow down at a yellow light?
I would speed up.

Dreddz
09-12-2005, 06:24 PM
I dont drive, but my dad speeds up, I would too.

mike without a hat
09-12-2005, 06:38 PM
It all depends on how far i am from the light. If im so far away that it will be red before i get to it then ill slow down but if im really close ill speed through it.

Craig
09-12-2005, 06:42 PM
It all depends on how far i am from the light. If im so far away that it will be red before i get to it then ill slow down but if im really close ill speed through it.

Chris
09-12-2005, 06:46 PM
I don't drive. :spin:

Zeldy
09-12-2005, 06:49 PM
I dont drive either, i probably would though

boris no no
09-12-2005, 06:56 PM
i dont drive ;p
but my boyfriend would speed up

Sasquatch
09-12-2005, 07:27 PM
It all depends on how far i am from the light. If im so far away that it will be red before i get to it then ill slow down but if im really close ill speed through it.

Ditto. If I'm far enough away to safely come to a stop before it turns red, I'll stop. If I won't be able to stop without slamming on the brakes, I'll usually just keep going the same speed, or I might speed up a little bit. The idiots that speed up at every yellow light are just stupid, and it's fun watching them get pulled over.

Rengori
09-12-2005, 07:30 PM
Would is the key word here.

Twisted Tinkerbell
09-12-2005, 08:18 PM
I don't drive, but if someone was about to cross the road I'd slow down. If there was no one, I'd speed up.

Jojee
09-12-2005, 08:46 PM
Usually I slow down because I'm a <s>woman</s> careful driver ^__^

Leeza
09-12-2005, 09:06 PM
It depends on the situation, but I do not like to jam on my brakes if I'm too close so in those situations I will just go through.

Where I live, main highways have warning lights ahead of the traffic lights that will start to blink if the light will be yellow by the time you get to it at the posted speed. So when I see those go on I start to slow down even though I still see a green light because I know from experience that it will be yellow or red by the time I get to it.

Yamaneko
09-12-2005, 09:10 PM
Speed up if I'm close enough. Slow down if I'm not.

Faris
09-12-2005, 09:21 PM
Slow down! ^_^

Old Manus
09-12-2005, 09:23 PM
I don't look at the lights.

Luara
09-12-2005, 09:48 PM
speed up... (my dad)

rubah
09-12-2005, 10:57 PM
I slow down and mutter darkly.

I think I might have driven through. . .two yellow lights so far?

Agent Proto
09-12-2005, 11:05 PM
I've gone through yellow lights a lot. Often times, I've sped up when I was a little too far where I've got through just when it turns red. :o

Anyway, my thinking goes like this. If I'm at a far distance from the lights, I slow down, if I'm close, I tend to go through.

GooeyToast
09-12-2005, 11:31 PM
Zap it green with my handy gadget

omnitarian
09-12-2005, 11:36 PM
I've never sped up in order to beat a yellow light. I used to speed up while passing through yellow lights, though.

Shlup
09-13-2005, 12:34 AM
I usually speed up. I live in Southern California! We all speed up!

rubah
09-13-2005, 01:02 AM
You guys also speed through stopsigns, according to legend.

Rengori
09-13-2005, 01:04 AM
And have bullet proof windows.

Dr Unne
09-13-2005, 01:30 AM
In my town people go through yellow lights at normal speed, and after the light turns red two more people get to go through too. This way there's never a point where a car isn't going through the intersection. This is to prevent pedestrians from crossing streets, because they should really know better.

I slowed down at a yellow light the other day and some guy behind me started freaking out and punching his steering wheel. I tend to slow down a little bit before I go through any light, no matter what color it is, just in case it starts turning yellow by the time I get to it. Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

The blinking lights in Leeza's town kind of freaked me out.

RSL
09-13-2005, 01:36 AM
I almost always slow down at a yellow light. If I'm right on the light, I'll go through at normal speed.

Yamaneko
09-13-2005, 01:48 AM
You guys also speed through stopsigns, according to legend.
It's called a California stop, and we do it because it saves precious seconds off our commute.

Miriel
09-13-2005, 02:17 AM
You guys also speed through stopsigns, according to legend.
It's called a California stop, and we do it because it saves precious seconds off our commute.
No, it's called a California roll. Ha ha. Get it? :p

ZeZipster
09-13-2005, 02:19 AM
Get it? :p

No. :confused:

Slothy
09-13-2005, 02:39 AM
If I have time to stop I'll stop. If I have to slam on the brakes to stop in time, I'll go through. I'd rather not be rear ended even if I wouldn't be at fault.

Meat Puppet
09-13-2005, 03:56 AM
RED MEANS GO!

Miriel
09-13-2005, 04:01 AM
No. :confused:
http://www.mrtraffic.com/caroll.gif

Yamaneko
09-13-2005, 04:15 AM
That stuff is disgusting.

Miriel
09-13-2005, 04:21 AM
The careless driving or the food?

escobert
09-13-2005, 04:23 PM
Depends on how far I am, how long the lights been yellow. I do either depending on the situation.

CaZ!
09-13-2005, 04:28 PM
speed up of course even thought i don't drive i'm sure i would

Lady Selphie
09-13-2005, 06:47 PM
I don`t drive, but when I go with my brother, he will speed up.

Nod
09-13-2005, 08:00 PM
RED MEANS GO!

Yes it does, do you compete in the bull races as well then?

I would speed up at a yellow light :p

Channing
09-13-2005, 08:06 PM
If it won't block the interesection I normally speed up. Most light changes have a 3-5 second delay before switching.

fantasyjunkie
09-14-2005, 08:39 AM
I slow down, not worth the hassle of an accident.

Cruise Control
09-14-2005, 09:50 AM
Slow down, cars make me super paranoid.

Shlup
09-14-2005, 10:24 AM
You guys also speed through stopsigns, according to legend.
We don't speed, we just don't stop.

Seriously. I slow down but only actually come to a stop if there's cross traffic or a pedestrian.

KoShiatar
09-14-2005, 10:59 AM
I sped up while I was having my driving license examination and the light suddenly turned red.
I had my license (O___o'...the one who gave it to me was a criminal) and I always stopped since.

Dazed and Confused
09-14-2005, 11:22 AM
SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED UP

Or if ive been doing stuff then i slow down just to be extra safe

DMKA
09-14-2005, 08:40 PM
I stop at yellow lights...but then, I've only driven in Hell. =/

Xander
09-14-2005, 09:03 PM
I keep getting red and green lights mixed up lately so don't even talk to me about yellow....

Kyana Snow
09-16-2005, 02:21 PM
It's yellow...not red.

Raistlin
09-16-2005, 02:28 PM
In my town people go through yellow lights at normal speed, and after the light turns red two more people get to go through too. This way there's never a point where a car isn't going through the intersection. This is to prevent pedestrians from crossing streets, because they should really know better.
xD

If I'm far enough away to easily come to a stop, I'll stop. If I'm close, I'll go through at a normal speed. If it's borderline, I make a judgment call.

ThroneofDravaris
09-16-2005, 03:28 PM
I would only speed up if I noticed that some punk ass pedestrian had noticed that the light had turned yellow, and automatically assumed that I was going to start slowing down and tied to make a dash for it before it turned red.

And that’s why my country will never provide me with a driver’s license…

RPJesus
09-16-2005, 04:13 PM
When I see a yellow light, I just stop the car, get out, and walk. Saves the hassle of making descisions.