Something tells me it was longer than 0.74 seconds. And typically the person that suffers the consequences of the lead car not paying attention is the cars further back sitting through another light cycle because you can’t put down candy crush while driving
After the light turns green I take a couple seconds to scan left, right, and left before pulling out. I’m looking for last second red light runners. Saved me a couple times. Yep takes a couple seconds, no won’t stop doing it. Most traffic safety courses advise this behavior.
I drive a stick. Sometimes I get a honk in that moment when shifting into gear at the light change. People expect the cars to start moving immediately once the light changes.
I try to put it in gear shortly before the light changes, but sometimes the light is long and I don’t want to just ride my clutch while I sit there for a minute or more.
I drive a stick too and I’m conscious about this, but the person behind you should notice that you took your foot off the brakes. I can always tell when the person ahead of me is not paying attention to the traffic light.
Distracted drivers are so bad in my town I preemptively honk when the light turns green so we can get more than 4 cars through a 30 second light cycle.
If the guy directly in front of me wants to take it personally, that’s just fine, lol.
I dunno, sometimes it feels like some people hover their hands over the horn anxiously for the light to turn green so they can smash it down as quickly as possible, like it’s some sort of test of their reflexes.
Something tells me it was longer than 0.74 seconds. And typically the person that suffers the consequences of the lead car not paying attention is the cars further back sitting through another light cycle because you can’t put down candy crush while driving
After the light turns green I take a couple seconds to scan left, right, and left before pulling out. I’m looking for last second red light runners. Saved me a couple times. Yep takes a couple seconds, no won’t stop doing it. Most traffic safety courses advise this behavior.
I have to do this shit on my bike as well. Even if most people follow the law, there are always some that don’t.
I drive a stick. Sometimes I get a honk in that moment when shifting into gear at the light change. People expect the cars to start moving immediately once the light changes.
I also drive a stick, put the car in gear when you get to the light.
I try to put it in gear shortly before the light changes, but sometimes the light is long and I don’t want to just ride my clutch while I sit there for a minute or more.
Being clutched out is not “riding the clutch”. You can safely do that.
“Riding the clutch” is when the clutch is used as “hill assistant” or as speed control at low speeds.
Then shift into gear once the pedestrian’s light turns red or crossing traffic stops?
I mean, I’m usually on top of it, but you can’t always game every light 100% of the time. Also, there’s no appeasing everyone.
I drive a stick too and I’m conscious about this, but the person behind you should notice that you took your foot off the brakes. I can always tell when the person ahead of me is not paying attention to the traffic light.
Usually you can see them looking down, presumably at a mobile device.
Something tells me it’s a made-up scenario that affected literally no one.
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Distracted drivers are so bad in my town I preemptively honk when the light turns green so we can get more than 4 cars through a 30 second light cycle.
If the guy directly in front of me wants to take it personally, that’s just fine, lol.
Great habbit to increase the noise level in your town. But everyone is doing it, so it can’t be wrong.
Fucking idiots everywhere, sell your car.
I like to wait until the light turns yellow, pull just past the stop line and then go when the light turns red when someone honks at me for no reason.
Then I drive off happily knowing that I either fucked their impatient ass, or they can run a red if it is that important to them.
I dunno, sometimes it feels like some people hover their hands over the horn anxiously for the light to turn green so they can smash it down as quickly as possible, like it’s some sort of test of their reflexes.