Originally Posted by
threeflys
My point is when the light turn green, don't be the first one through. If you are the only one there and the light doesn't see you, you've got to do what you've got to do...
The lights here in Oregon go like this, cross traffic (ex. North/South) gets a 7 second yellow, then red, then the other direction (E/W) gets an immediate green. If you try to run the red, there is a good chance an accident will occur since cross traffic immediately goes.
I preferred the signal changes in Illinois, one direction gets a 3 second yellow, the all directions are red for 3 seconds, then cross traffic gets a green. It allows the intersections a chance to get empty by the time traffic gets a green in any direction.