Hmmm. Since the majority of American drivers really don't know the purpose
of the yellow light (proceed but with extreme caution, prepare to stop, stop
if you can do so safely, etc., and NOT hit the accelerator), wouldn't it be
interesting if they were eliminated? Just go from green to red or red to
green. Survival of the fittest I say! It could eventually "thin out" our
congested roads although it might cause some congestion in our cemeteries!
Of course in this scenario the least capable of surviving would probably be
those of us in the smallest (most fragile?) cars. Just a thought.
Reid
'79 Spitfire - soon to be mounted with a rocket launcher for red (and some
yellow) light runners!
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter S. [mailto:alfapete@pacbell.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 11:48 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Yellow Lights
About 10 years ago my wife was nearing an intersection/traffic light and the
light turned yellow. There was a motorcycle cop in the lane next to her and
he thought she was going to run it, thus ending in a red. He gunned it, but
she was stopping. You guess it. He ran into the back of her. He flew over
the motorcycle hitting our car. When he got up he said "why'd you stop?".
She smartly said "it was soon to be red of course!". The city paid all
damages. The car needed new tail lights anyway :)
Peter S
----- Original Message -----
From: Laura Gharazeddine <Laura.G@141.com>
To: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougbert@rcn.com>;
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Yellow Lights
>
>
> > In California (the last time I read the Vehicle Code), you have no
> obligation
> > to stop at a yellow light. You just can't go through it if it is red.
> > But .0.001 millisecond before is OK.
>
> I believe that's true- yellow is like a warning to slow down for the
> impending red. My gosh! If you stopped on a yellow around here, you'd be
> dead!
>
> Laura G. and Nigel
>
>
> >
> > Doug
> > '72 Spit
> >
> > When I have visited Israel, I have noticed that people do not run red
> lights
> > because if they do, they will get nailed by the guy whose light just
> turned green,
> > and who is accelerating as if it was the start of a drag race.
> >
> >
> > > Gee, and here I thought I had coined the phrase "California Stop".
Here
> in
> > > Oregon I use the term to refer to those drivers who accelerate upon
> seeing a
> > > yellow light, and REALLY FLOOR IT if the light is "orange" (turning
from
> > > yellow to red). This phenomenon seems to have been imported along
with
> the
> > > influx of immigrants from that state directly "south of our border".
:)
> > >
> > > The cops, at least here in Beaverton, have given notice that they will
> be
> > > cracking down heavily on those who "run" yellow lights when they
clearly
> > > could have brought their car to a safe stop.
>
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