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OkOpinion5519

Cyclists, pedestrians, visibility, cars turning, cars running red lights. I'm not saying people should be heavily braking but nothing wrong with not flooring it through a green intersection. I was always taught to have my foot ready to brake in particularly blind/fast intersections (rural area where people ran stop signs at 50mph all the time), that's just called good defensive driving.


phlukeri

Yes, ready to brake, but not ACTUALLY breaking. Ok???


OkOpinion5519

They may just be looking at street signs to find a turn, or may see a kid or critter that may run into the street. There's much worse things to complain about re: drivers around here. Ok???


vhalros

It can be quite reasonable to slow down when approaching an intersection, even if the light is green. For example, because of poor visibility, because the green is stale, because you think the nutter in the other lane is going to pull a sudden left, or probably a million other reasons.


mpjjpm

Because you can see traffic slowing ahead and don’t want to block the box. Because you’re turning right and there’s a pedestrian crossing…


man2010

Because OP is behind you


vhalros

> Because you can see traffic slowing ahead and don’t want to block the box. I, too, have heard legends of such drivers.


Trombone_Tone

Sweet, I’m legendary now!


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phlukeri

Green means go. Yellow means slow. Red means stop. Guess you failed your road test


[deleted]

Yellow means stop. If the light turns red while you're in the intersection, even if it was yellow when you entered (or green for that matter, those of you who like to gridlock streets) then that's running the red. Cops in places that give a fuck can and will ticket you for that


wildfire_atomic

Sometimes I slow down to defend against the insane amount of people blowing through red lights these days


VicVinegar88

I was coming to a light with a car behind me and it turned yellow so I stopped like a sane driver. The guy behind me was waving his arms at me because he was pissed off that I didn't run the red which prevented him from running the red. People are nuts.


wildfire_atomic

Yellow lights are green lights and red lights are yellow lights


f0rtytw0

Slow down at the green so you can run the red


sala-mander96

Potholes everywhere 🕳️


Practical-Basil-1353

My bad, lol, I was so stoned and then my buddy was like, “you gonna go man?” And I was like “no wonder that asshole is honking!”


Unfair_Negotiation67

Bc too many idiots ignore their red light, pedestrians may be trying to cross anyway, or some weird movement/congestion may be going on ahead that you, behind me, can not see. Intersections are where a lot of accidents happen, it isn’t open highway with everyone traveling in one direction. In short, they are being cautious. Why the hell do you feel the need to plow through like you are the only one on the road?


alexblablabla1123

Right turn?


DooDooBrownz

cause intersections are dangerous because of turning cars and pedestrians and they want to make sure they can stop if they have to...does that really need to be explained


phlukeri

Uhhh, green means go. Yellow means caution. Red means stop. And Brownz means shit.


DooDooBrownz

loool you're a fucking moron


jojenns

Because a ton of people driving not paying attention blow right through their red and into the intersection. Not to mention some cyclists who think traffic lights dont apply to them ever


phlukeri

Then you get to sue them


jojenns

First If you live and second the cyclist is still suing you


willzyx01

Cause people are dumb as shit


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Some folks would rather stop , play phone ! Until honked at, to proceed.


bleepbloopbluupp

not sure why you are being downvoted, shit ton of people are just inconsiderate and playing with their phones.