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Re: Driving Pet peeves



On 15 Jun 1995, Michael Glicksman wrote:

> Oh, and I usually stop at a yellow light. Considering all the people
> that I see who try to beat the light, I believe that I'm one of a few 
> who do this.
>

I generally agree that it's a good practice to stop at a yellow signal.
OTOH, there are a few occasions on which it could be dangerous (IMO).
For instance, you are cruising at 40-50 MPH, with a car or two closely
following you, when the light in front of you turns yellow.  Under such
circumstances, I'd normally step on the gas and go through the inter-
section.

Some people slam on their brakes as soon as that happens, but that could 
cause the car behind you to rear-end theirs.  The worst action is to 
accelerate first, then think twice and suddenly stomp on the brakes.  


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