Hitting the gas the nanosecond that the light turns green without first ensuring the traffic is indeed stopping for the red is a fucking stupid thing to do. It is legal? Yes, but fucking stupid.
So perhaps only one driver is 'wrong', but the other driver is an idiot.
At what point did I ever say that the chick in the SUV was *IN* the right? My exact words were: "an SUV came from the right side". I NEVER claimed that the SUV driver was anything near being 'in the right'. Re-read my post and try again.
The point of my post suggests that BOTH drivers were in the wrong.
Mandatory all-red needs to be pushed, along with sensible duration yellows. The yellow duration should be based on the average stopping distance required for the speed limit + 10% + an additional second or two to account for all the dumb-asses fucking with their cell phones.
Agreed. Sounds to me like you jumped the gun on the green. Didn't your mamma ever teach you to look before you enter an intersection - even if you have the green? Especially if it has just turned green!
I was following a friend of mind in Eugene a few years ago. He was playing the trick of slowing down for the red light waiting for it to turn green, then blasting through just as soon as it turned green. Guess what happened? He got t-boned good. Light turned green, he punched it, and an SUV came from the right side and really made a meal of his car.
So, who is to blame here? Technically the chick in the SUV ran the red light, however it's a pretty fucking stupid thing to jump the gun on a green.
Adjusting the time so that fewer drivers can safely stop and need to have lightning reflexes and be staring at the light instead of the road will lead to more accidents.
It's funny considering Florida is a popular place to retire to. Them old folks there must have fantastic reflexes.
In San Francisco, many (if not all) traffic lights have a 1 - 2 second delay between the red for one direction and the green for the other. This ensures that all lights are RED for a short period of time. This plus longer timing on the yellow makes for generally pretty safe light controlled intersections.
It's illegal to park next to a red curb whether there is a meter there or not.
Funny, In San Francisco, there are many curbs that are 'red' but have signs posting hours when it is okay to park there. Have not been ticketed there yet.
You trust the US Dollar? You are dumber than I thought. Gold on the other hand is way better. Perhaps you are not quite so stupid.... I am feeling conflicted now. Shit.
Except that as a pilot, I can tell you that everything that they did in that movie was so fucking far out of the realm of possibility as to be a joke. ILS is a fixed installation and must be physically moved to affect the glide slope. And blowing up the transmitter? Really?!? What about all the other aircraft sitting on the ramp - each one with it's own shiny transmitter? What about those?
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I have nothing to do with you getting old.
Not so.
Running red lights is absolutely against the law.
Hitting the gas the nanosecond that the light turns green without first ensuring the traffic is indeed stopping for the red is a fucking stupid thing to do. It is legal? Yes, but fucking stupid.
So perhaps only one driver is 'wrong', but the other driver is an idiot.
Am I stating it more clearly now?
Stop speeding, stop running yellow lights, stop jumping the gun on greens, and stop bitching.
Fixed that for you.
At what point did I ever say that the chick in the SUV was *IN* the right? My exact words were: "an SUV came from the right side". I NEVER claimed that the SUV driver was anything near being 'in the right'. Re-read my post and try again.
The point of my post suggests that BOTH drivers were in the wrong.
Try San Carlos Ca, or Belmont, CA. Or most of the traffic lights in California for that matter.
If they are all red for more than a few milliseconds, I'd be surprised. They change as fast as I can see them.
Mandatory all-red needs to be pushed, along with sensible duration yellows. The yellow duration should be based on the average stopping distance required for the speed limit + 10% + an additional second or two to account for all the dumb-asses fucking with their cell phones.
Agreed. Sounds to me like you jumped the gun on the green. Didn't your mamma ever teach you to look before you enter an intersection - even if you have the green? Especially if it has just turned green!
I was following a friend of mind in Eugene a few years ago. He was playing the trick of slowing down for the red light waiting for it to turn green, then blasting through just as soon as it turned green. Guess what happened? He got t-boned good. Light turned green, he punched it, and an SUV came from the right side and really made a meal of his car.
So, who is to blame here? Technically the chick in the SUV ran the red light, however it's a pretty fucking stupid thing to jump the gun on a green.
Adjusting the time so that fewer drivers can safely stop and need to have lightning reflexes and be staring at the light instead of the road will lead to more accidents.
It's funny considering Florida is a popular place to retire to. Them old folks there must have fantastic reflexes.
Yep. That is because the people are dicks.
In San Francisco, many (if not all) traffic lights have a 1 - 2 second delay between the red for one direction and the green for the other. This ensures that all lights are RED for a short period of time. This plus longer timing on the yellow makes for generally pretty safe light controlled intersections.
It's illegal to park next to a red curb whether there is a meter there or not.
Funny, In San Francisco, there are many curbs that are 'red' but have signs posting hours when it is okay to park there. Have not been ticketed there yet.
First undetectable plastic guns printed on a 3D printer.
Now we can have undetectable assassins as well.
Ninjas are now obsolete.
There ought to be a law against this sort of thing. Won't someone PLEASE think of the Children?!?!?
I often wonder about the mindset of people giving out mod points. I agree with you. Why were you modded a troll?
Then I realize that this is /. and reality and common sense have no business here.
If you want to contact me regarding work business or if I am 'on call', you will provide me a device. Otherwise sit and spin motherfucker.
You trust the US Dollar? You are dumber than I thought. Gold on the other hand is way better. Perhaps you are not quite so stupid.... I am feeling conflicted now. Shit.
Eric Schmidt can go and fuck himself.
That just sucks!
Actually, I liked Airplane - it was meant to be a comedy and did not even try to portray real life possibilities.
But when asked to suspend disbelief in a situation and then get so many things wrong on so many levels - it really fucks up a story.
Except that as a pilot, I can tell you that everything that they did in that movie was so fucking far out of the realm of possibility as to be a joke. ILS is a fixed installation and must be physically moved to affect the glide slope. And blowing up the transmitter? Really?!? What about all the other aircraft sitting on the ramp - each one with it's own shiny transmitter? What about those?
That's because Israel is our most trusted friend.
It does not matter what the budget would be. If SyFy is involved, it will be complete and utter SHIT. Sorry, that is just a fact of life.
Hmmm.. I think that I have you beat. I paid nearly twice what you paid for a used car for a used car...
Wah.
Got any weed?