Your 15 yards from the Traffic lights and it just goes amber,what do you do?

sfwcork

Do you prepeae to stop or floor it to get past before it goes redIm normally option 2 and I see it alot

uch

Burst into flames and Fly

franktheplank

Im more of a metric man myself.

jaykay74

sfwcork wrote: »

Do you prepeae to stop or floor it to get past before it goes redIm normally option 2 and I see it alot

run as fast as I can.

I didn't know I owned 15 yards

I usually stop before the amber lights. I was waiting at a crossing one day and amazed to see 2 cars fly through after it had turned red

Micky Dolenz

Slow down and proceed with caution with the intention of stopping.

But that's only becuase I am a responsible road user.

Kristopherus

"Your 15 yards..." Well if they're my 15 yards, bugger off. I'm keeping them:D:D:D:D:D

dr.bollocko

I put the phone down, get out of the car and beat the hell out of the cnut in the car behind me.

SEPT 23 1989

A hand break turn and then a load of doughnuts

starbelgrade

The rules of the road are simple:

1. Green means "go"

2. Amber means "go faster"

3. Red means "first ten cars only"

beaver111

drive her like you stole it:D

faceman

I release my measuring tape and get back in my Daddy's car

Dartz

Depends on how fast I'm going or what the traffic is like behind me, or what's actually in the car behind me or if the road is icy or not or the phase of the moon....

Where To

Fifteen yards isn't all that far When you're traveling at 50/60k OP.
I go through, every time.

franktheplank

franktheplank wrote: »

Im more of a metric man myself.

Some might say Im a metricsexual

CruelCoin

sfwcork wrote: »

Do you prepeae to stop or floor it to get past before it goes redIm normally option 2 and I see it alot

If you're at speed, 15 metres from the lights, you have no chance of stopping in time.

In that case, rules of the road dictate you keep going.

Were it 50, you should stop, but i gun it anyway.

Crann na Beatha

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seamus

I have no idea how long 15 yards is.

Also, how fast am I going?

Earthhorse

Keep walking.

sfwcork

some shocking jokes here.Frankie boyle gets his material in AH id say

Ando's Saggy Bottom

Floor it like you're late for mass. :pac:

Lima Golf

I would stop...except for road works light, red = go, so long as you can still see traffic going through from my side

Luap

I make sure i reach 88 miles an hour when I reach an amber light.

Quagmire77

Amber light = 2 more cars please!

Shenshen

sfwcork wrote: »

Do you prepeae to stop or floor it to get past before it goes redIm normally option 2 and I see it alot

Depends on the speed I'm going, and the traffic around me.

If I'm going slow anyway, because I'm in a line of traffic, for example, I'll stop.
If I'm moving faster, and especially if I know there's cars behind me moving at the same speed, I would probably go through to avoid the guy behind me having to do an emergency stop.

JJJJNR

I always stop, gives me a chance to admire myself..

thebourke

buy a bicycle....

Plazaman

starbelgrade wrote: »

The rules of the road are simple:

1. Green means "go"
2. Amber means "go faster"
3. Red means "first ten cars only"

I'm afraid that's the way it is going and multiple times I've seen cars sail through red lights, it is a regular occurence. Unfortunatley the mentality of these types of pleb drivers is if you are getting away with it, why stop. In 5 - 10 years time if the trend keeps going, traffic lights will mean nothing and it will be every driver for themselves.

steve9859

Quagmire77 wrote: »

Amber Red light = 2 more cars please!

FYP

keith16

People bang on about cyclists breaking lights but some of the stuff that cars do at junctions is inexcusable.

Cork24

Throw it into 2nd Gear and Hit the Rpm over 3000 and floor it

demanufactured

What's a yard??
I wouldn't know if that was a meter or 10 meters.

Ush1

Everybody realises that amber means stop unless it's not safe yeah?

Boscoirl

Check for cops, then floor it

demanufactured

demanufactured wrote: »

What's a yard??
.

It's a place out the back where you store your bins.

Where To

demanufactured wrote: »

What's a yard??
I wouldn't know if that was a meter or 10 meters.

9/10 of a metre.

15 yards is 135/150 of 15 metres.

Simple.

seven_eleven

Even worse are the people who SLAM on the brakes when the light goes amber and they're about 5 meters from the junction, and then end up with 3/4 of their car over the line.

CruelCoin

Cork24 wrote: »

Throw it into 2nd Gear and Hit the Rpm over 3000 and floor it

3000rpm?

Either thats a diesel, or its a bloody container ship.

Frank Black

Plazaman wrote: »

In 5 - 10 years time if the trend keeps going, traffic lights will mean nothing and it will be every driver for themselves.

Because people weren't breaking red lights 5 - 10 years ago?

Plazaman

black francis wrote: »

Because people weren't breaking red lights 5 - 10 years ago?

Yes I should have put the proviso on it that this is in my own driving experience of 22+ years. I have always seen people break red lights but not as frequently as now. That's what I'm saying its a growing trend that I think is getting worse in my neck of the woods.

Having said that let Google be your friend and see the amount of car crashs around the world where a red light has been ran/run/broken.

miamee

black francis wrote: »

Because people weren't breaking red lights 5 - 10 years ago?

Plazaman wrote: »

Yes I should have put the proviso on it that this is in my own driving experience of 22+ years. I have always seen people break red lights but not as frequently as now. That's what I'm saying its a growing trend that I think is getting worse in my neck of the woods.

Having said that let Google be your friend and see the amount of car crashs around the world where a red light has been ran/run/broken.

I have been driving in Dublin for 12 years and would agree that it is much more prevalent now in my experience than ever before. As a pedestrian I won't even cross at a green man any more without checking for the feckers who think red means 'floor it, sure the pedestrians will have to wait' :rolleyes:

Idbatterim

depends on what Im driving!

Frank Black

miamee wrote: »

I have been driving in Dublin for 12 years and would agree that it is much more prevalent now in my experience than ever before. As a pedestrian I won't even cross at a green man any more without checking for the feckers who think red means 'floor it, sure the pedestrians will have to wait' :rolleyes:

Possibly more prevalent because of higher traffic volumes and a greater number of signalised junctions.

Your assumption that people are more likely to break red lights now compared to years ago does not have any scientific backing.

miamee

black francis wrote: »

Possibly more prevalent because of higher traffic volumes and a greater number of signalised junctions.

Your assumption that people are more likely to break red lights now compared to years ago does not have any scientific backing.

Neither does your assumption that they are not more likely to I did say it was based on my own experience, nothing else.

PizzamanIRL

Amber means 'stop if it's safe to do so'. So I usually drive through them.

Depends on the lights as well, if I know the lights will go green again fairly quick, then I'll stop.

hatrickpatrick

Depends entirely on whether I'm trying to pass a theory / practical driving test, or I'm actually trying to get somewhere I need to be

Spook_ie

I feel soooo many compo claims coming along for being rammed in the back when I stop for an amber light

Iwannahurl

It's a well known rule: red means stop, green means go, amber means go faster.

Agricola

Pidal to the Mital

Frank Black

miamee wrote: »

Neither does your assumption that they are not more likely to I did say it was based on my own experience, nothing else.

I don't believe I ever said that.

inforfun

Check my mirror.
If someone is too close to my liking i floor it.
It here is no one or they keep a safe distance i ll stop.