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Old 08-11-11 | 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by making
I leave for work about 0430. Often I approach an intersection there are no cars or any sign of movement for miles. If I waited for a green light I might be there till lunch if no large chunks of metal (cars) show up. Do you guys really stop in situations like that? Really?
Yes, yes, I do, why is that such a hard thing to fathom? If the light doesn't change I'll either dismount walk over to the button for the crosswalk light and push it if there is one, or I'll make a right turn go down the road a little bit make a U-Turn and come back and make another right turn through the intersection.

The only time that I would go through a red light is if I pulled up to it just as it turned red for my direction of travel and a left turning car pulls up along side me and gets a green arrow/light and makes their turn and it cycles back to red for my direction without turning green for me. Than it is a "defective" light and I would treat it as a stop sign. And from talking to more than a few people that is legal in my area as I think it is or should be in all 50 states.
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