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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, February 21 2013 @ 01:19 PM EST |
Well said.
The number of idiots in London who think they can enter a junction or roundabout
when the way through to the other side is not clear (excepting the yellow box
situations when turning) is beyond belief.
Buses and taxis are especially bad.
And amber in London seems to mean "speed up before the light turns red, and
if it does turn red before you get there, too late as I'm already doing 40+mph,
can't stop now, sorry pedestrian/cyclist/other road users".
Were it not for my strict adherance to the law I'd shoot them or, if I was
feeling kind, I'd just remove their hands so they were no longer able to drive.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, February 21 2013 @ 01:53 PM EST |
| And what do the blue lights mean? [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, February 21 2013 @ 04:09 PM EST |
When I was in UK some 40 years ago there were many "definitions"
jokes. Most not suitable for this blog.
Definition of Split Second = the time between the lights going red & amber
and the taxi driver behind you hitting his horn.
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| Authored by: Wol on Thursday, February 21 2013 @ 04:49 PM EST |
Well, I was being a bit simplistic. But amber means "stop if you can"
and "red and amber" means "get ready to go".
But I was really trying to draw the distinction that red ALWAYS means stop. As
opposed in America where red can mean go.
And green always means "safe to go". Ie there isn't any traffic coming
from unexpected directions. Especially for pedestrians - if pedestrians have a
green the cars have a red. Unlike some countries where if the pedestrians have a
green cars are supposed to give way.
Cheers,
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