
Originally Posted by
jafar
Orange light means slow & prepare to stop. If you are too close to do that then you can go through !!
I have never understood this, and I really really hate the idea of it.
If you can stop, then just freakin' do it.
If you can't, then get on with it (no, I don't mean speed up for an
orange).
But what's with the slow thing? Is that just to really make sure you are still in the middle of the intersection when it goes red? I don't see the point of it.
To me:
Green means go (but watch for red light runners!).
Orange means stop (unless you can't).
Red means stop.
Simple.
(I admit to going through some oranges that I probably could have stopped for).
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Recently realised another good thing about indicating left when you exit a roundabout ...even where your left indicator isn't really going to be seen by anyone improtant: it does guarantee that your right indicator (if you did an actual "right-turn" so used it when you entered) is turned off to let the next person around know you are not continuing.
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In 22 years I've had exactly two tickets (one for not indicating a full 3 seconds for a lane change, and one for 116 in a 100). Both in my car. Both from a bike cop.
I grumbled, and still do, but can't argue the law - I broke it.
Measure once, cut twice. Practice makes perfect.
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