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scott wrote:
>> Technically, yes, you're in trouble. You're not supposed to enter the
>> intersection unless you can clear the other side legally.
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> That's sounds a bit silly, how are you meant to know if the light is
> going to switch to red before you get to the other side?
That's what the yellow is for.
> morning I entered an intersection as it switched to amber (no way to
> stop in time), and I'm pretty sure it was on red by the time I got out
> the other side (around 20mph I guess, crossing 4 lanes of traffic and 2
They need a longer yellow light there. As I said, in practice it's
usually not a problem.
> You must have to wait for a huge gap in the oncoming traffic then -
Or look ahead a bit. Or wait for the turn signal.
Of course it all falls apart if the lights aren't designed properly,
yes. If the yellow is too short to clear the intersection at a
reasonable speed, or you have no left turn arrow when there's usually
lots of oncoming traffic, you'll be in trouble.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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