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Re: Driving Philosophies (Long) (Was: Re: Cops vs.LBCs)

To: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Driving Philosophies (Long) (Was: Re: Cops vs.LBCs)
From: dave houser <mgs4dave@warwick.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 13:32:35 -0400
Good folks,
Is there anyone else out there like me, who, when approaching a traffic 
light that has just turned yellow,er, amber, finds they are first 
checking the rear view mirror to see if the idiot behind them is 
planning to stop, too? Too often, I continue through the light because 
the jerk behind me is planning on going through regardless.
"Officer, I went through the light because I felt it was safer than 
stopping".
Cheers,
Dave Houser



Bob Howard wrote:

>Do you remember when there were only two colors and the lights were set
>up to use only two bulbs inside the fixture, with an amber bulb hung
>underneath?  It was simple enough, but red/green colorblind could not
>tell if the light he was seeing on top was red or green. Now that there
>are three lens per side, position of the light indicates its meaning too.
>Bob
>On Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:05:22 -0400 Leckstein <bleckstein@monmouth.com>
>writes:
>
>>>>>Yellow means 'stop unless unsafe to do so'.  Red means 'stop in
>>>>>
>>>>any event'.
>>>>
>>I love this discussion. The above is what I was taught, except I am 
>>so old that I was taught that the color of the middle light is "amber"
>>
>not 
>
>>yellow. And in NYC they had only two colors, red and green (with some 
>>overlap) Of course 5th Avenue  had traffic signals back then with
>>
>bronze Mercury
>
>>Statutes on top... now I have really deviated from the subject.
>>
>>Mike  

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