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Re: red light runners
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Subject: Re: red light runners
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From: kevinatk@home.com (Kevin Atkinson)
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Date: 7 Sep 1995 20:05:23 -0400
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Newsgroups: dc.driving
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Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
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References: <1995Sep6.33449.30@tcs.wap.org> <42kum3$551@clark.net> <42mpvs$29n@news4.digex.net>
In article <42mpvs$29n@news4.digex.net>,
Mike Lastort <lastort@access.digex.net> wrote:
>kevinatk@home.com (Kevin Atkinson) wrote:
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>>Running a light to avoid hard braking and running a light to save time
>>are two diffrent things. If you are in a large vehicle at a high speed
>>it can be downright dangerous to stop. Espacally if the surface is
>>wet. I run a light from time to time to avoid hard braking however I
>>try to never run a light to save time. The two things are entirly diffrent.
>>One is for safety and the other is to save time. Yes sometimes I speed
>>up at a yellow light so that I can make it with out having to brake hard.
>
>I have an Isuzu Rodeo, which has a curb weight of about 3995 lbs. That's pretty
>heavy. I also have a Mazda Miata, with a curb weight of about 2000 lbs. That's
>pretty light. I've never had a problem stopping when the light turns with either
>car.
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>Also, around here, yellow lights are pretty long. I've never actually timed one,
>but they seem to run about 5 seconds before turning red. If that's not enough
>time to slow down and stop before yellow turns to red, you may want to consider
>going to Midas to have your brakes checked. It sounds like you may have a serious
>mechanical problem with your car.
No, I just don't enjoy hard braking when a light pops up on me an I am
going 10 mph over the limit (with traffic) and there is someone behind me
that might rear end me. Mind you If I can safely stop I will but with
the many outrageously low speed limts some times that is just not possable.
Most of the time I make it but every now and than I don't.
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