Speed up or slow down at a yellow light?
I would speed up.
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Speed up or slow down at a yellow light?
I would speed up.
I dont drive, but my dad speeds up, I would too.
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.
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Originally Posted by mschmidtFF
I don't drive. :spin:
I dont drive either, i probably would though
i dont drive ;p
but my boyfriend would speed up
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by mschmidtFF
Would is the key word here.
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.
Usually I slow down because I'm awomancareful driver ^__^
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.
Speed up if I'm close enough. Slow down if I'm not.
Slow down! ^_^
I don't look at the lights.
speed up... (my dad)
I slow down and mutter darkly.
I think I might have driven through. . .two yellow lights so far?
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.
Zap it green with my handy gadget
I've never sped up in order to beat a yellow light. I used to speed up while passing through yellow lights, though.
I usually speed up. I live in Southern California! We all speed up!
You guys also speed through stopsigns, according to legend.
And have bullet proof windows.
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.
I almost always slow down at a yellow light. If I'm right on the light, I'll go through at normal speed.
It's called a California stop, and we do it because it saves precious seconds off our commute.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
No, it's called a California roll. Ha ha. Get it? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Yamaneko
No. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Miriel
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.
RED MEANS GO!
http://www.mrtraffic.com/caroll.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by ZeZipster
That stuff is disgusting.
The careless driving or the food?
Depends on how far I am, how long the lights been yellow. I do either depending on the situation.
speed up of course even thought i don't drive i'm sure i would
I don`t drive, but when I go with my brother, he will speed up.
Yes it does, do you compete in the bull races as well then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meat Puppet
I would speed up at a yellow light :p
If it won't block the interesection I normally speed up. Most light changes have a 3-5 second delay before switching.
I slow down, not worth the hassle of an accident.
Slow down, cars make me super paranoid.
We don't speed, we just don't stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubah
Seriously. I slow down but only actually come to a stop if there's cross traffic or a pedestrian.
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.
SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED UP
Or if ive been doing stuff then i slow down just to be extra safe
I stop at yellow lights...but then, I've only driven in Hell. =/
I keep getting red and green lights mixed up lately so don't even talk to me about yellow....
It's yellow...not red.
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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.
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.
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…
When I see a yellow light, I just stop the car, get out, and walk. Saves the hassle of making descisions.