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Yellow lights need to last longer on 55 mph roads.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:12 am
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:12 am
Morning rant, how dangerous is it to be going 55 and have a yellow light get you and you have to jam your brakes on to avoid running through a red light.
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Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:13 am to EGCROSS
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:13 am to EGCROSS
Aren’t yellow lights timed relative to the speed of the road they are on?
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:14 am to BigB0882
If they are they seem like they never do it correctly. And that’s no matter where I live, Louisiana, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Idaho, Washington… It doesn’t matter
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:15 am to BigB0882
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Aren’t yellow lights timed relative to the speed of the road they are on?
They are timed according to how many tickets the PD needs before the end of the month.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:15 am to EGCROSS
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and you have to jam your brakes on to avoid running through a red light.
Pay attention to the road and driving and this won't happen.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:16 am to BigB0882
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Aren’t yellow lights timed relative to the speed of the road they are on?
The ones here on 280 in Birmingham are long yellows and then there is a considerable delay before the opposite lights turn from red to green.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:17 am to BigB0882
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Aren’t yellow lights timed relative to the speed of the road they are on?
I light timed for 35 mph is also timed for 70 mph
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:17 am to EGCROSS
I swear I can sense when the lights about to turn yellow. It’s not the best superpower to have but at least it lets me speed up a bit so I usually make it through.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:19 am to EGCROSS
quote:Try doing it in an F-650 pulling a loaded 40 ft. mini-float trailer.
Morning rant, how dangerous is it to be going 55 and have a yellow light get you and you have to jam your brakes on to avoid running through a red light.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:20 am to BigB0882
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Aren’t yellow lights timed relative to the speed of the road they are on?
They are supposed to be. They aren't always, though.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:21 am to EGCROSS
The one on pineville coming down the hill is like a 2 second yellow. You just have to look for cars on the side road. If you see one pull up, you better hit the brakes
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:23 am to EGCROSS
Fun fact:
In Europe, just prior to a light turning green from red, it will flash the yellow light.
Hence the lyrics from Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar on Me "Red light, yellow light, green light, go"
In Europe, just prior to a light turning green from red, it will flash the yellow light.
Hence the lyrics from Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar on Me "Red light, yellow light, green light, go"
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:24 am to EGCROSS
Any fricking red light at 55 mph speeds should have the flashing yellow “Red light ahead” signs to warn you when it’s going to turn yellow.
I hate those fricking high speed red lights. Hwy 90 S out of Lafayette is full of those fricking things.
I hate those fricking high speed red lights. Hwy 90 S out of Lafayette is full of those fricking things.
This post was edited on 12/17/19 at 9:25 am
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:25 am to Bham Bammer
quote:that sounds great in all, except one has to live in Birmingham to enjoy them and that’s a no for me dawg
The ones here on 280 in Birmingham are long yellows and then there is a considerable delay before the opposite lights turn from red to green.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:25 am to OysterPoBoy
quote:I speak for all of humanity when I beg of you to PLEASE use this power for good.
I swear I can sense when the lights about to turn yellow. It’s not the best superpower to have but at least it lets me speed up a bit so I usually make it through.
It chills me to think of a world in which you use it for evil.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:25 am to lsujag
I always just say frick it and run it if I’m pulling a trailer or have food in the car. I’m not throwing everything into the dash or potentially causing a wreck over a red light or an animal in the road. I’ll take the ticket, pay it, and move on.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:27 am to EGCROSS
They need to make them all yellow for the same amount of time too. There's a light at Bluebonnet and Celtic Dr that stays yellow for like a half a second. I run that damn thing a few times per month on my way home.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:28 am to EGCROSS
they ought to make the lights into seconds count down like pedestrian crosswalks.
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:39 am to EGCROSS
You’re probably speeding
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