a$$hats that run red lights

[spacejamz]

and i'm not talking about the ones where the light changes to red as they go through the intersection...

my rant is about those who run it after my light light has turned green and they still run it...

at some intersections, 3 or 4 sometimes 5 cars will go through after it turns red...


/end of rant

 

[DAGTA]

Selfish. Most people are nowadays, so expect to keep seeing more of the behaviour. I'm mean enough to laugh a bit when I see one of these people get creamed when running a red light.

 

[iwearnosox]

Most major cities have this problem.

 

[ucdbiendog]

i got a ticket for a red light a little over a year ago, but it was close and like at 1 in the morning. I honestly thought i had a shot at making it. the thing that ticks me off is when there is a lot of traffic and the cars are stuck in the intersection when other lights are green, making the traffic worse for everyone else.

 

[The Stigenator]

that's why you got red light cameras.

 

[jteef]

I am accepting of it out here because its the only way to keep traffic moving. The programming of the lights here is completely terrible. It does cause other problems though.

 

[EngenZerO]

bah... impatience... they do need to die. i saw a horrible wreck friday night due to that same situation.

 

[rudeguy]

around here its expected that 3-4 cars will go after the light changes to red. They wont spend the money to put left turn lights up at a lot of the busy intersections, so everyone just deals with it.

Now if there is a left turn light, and some asshat runs it...I will still go when my light goes to green. If I happem to ram some asshat who was in too much of a hurry, oh well.

 

[jteef]

Originally posted by: GoodDad
around here its expected that 3-4 cars will go after the light changes to red. They wont spend the money to put left turn lights up at a lot of the busy intersections, so everyone just deals with it.

Now if there is a left turn light, and some asshat runs it...I will still go when my light goes to green. If I happem to ram some asshat who was in too much of a hurry, oh well.

omfg, do you live in utah too????

actually a lot of the intersections here have the left turn signal, its just never operating...

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: jteef
I am accepting of it out here because its the only way to keep traffic moving. The programming of the lights here is completely terrible. It does cause other problems though.

Other problems? You mean like frequently fatal high speed side impact collisions?


edit: If you're referring to unprotected left turns, that's different. If they have already entered the intersection before the light turns, then they have the right of way to clear it.

 

[jteef]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: jteef
I am accepting of it out here because its the only way to keep traffic moving. The programming of the lights here is completely terrible. It does cause other problems though.

Other problems? You mean like frequently fatal high speed side impact collisions?

no..mostly just traffic jams. as when people run the red light and proceed to fill up the intersection, so the people coming in the orthogonal lanes have nowhere to go, so they inch out into the intersection a little...pretty soon nobody can go anywhere.

 

[DaWhim]

i won't run it if that is easy on my brake.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: jteef

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: jteef
I am accepting of it out here because its the only way to keep traffic moving. The programming of the lights here is completely terrible. It does cause other problems though.

Other problems? You mean like frequently fatal high speed side impact collisions?

no..mostly just traffic jams. as when people run the red light and proceed to fill up the intersection, so the people coming in the orthogonal lanes have nowhere to go, so they inch out into the intersection a little...pretty soon nobody can go anywhere.

Ah... gridlocking. That's illegal and potentially dangerous too (though not as bad a high speed red light runners, who I think should get the death penalty). Cops too busy hunting down speeders for the revenue I guess.

 

[TheNinja]

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Now if there is a left turn light, and some asshat runs it...I will still go when my light goes to green. If I happem to ram some asshat who was in too much of a hurry, oh well.

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, you would still be at fault. According to the law when your light turns green you should only enter the intersection after you have determined that it is clear of traffic. He would still get a ticket for running a red but you'd be partially at fault as well.

 

[spacejamz]

and then you have these idiots who think using traffic cameras to catch them is a bad idea.

excuse #1 - what if i loan my car to my friend who runs it? either your friend should ante up to it or you should count your blessings that all you got was a ticket after loaning your car to a reckless driver..

excuse #2 - Big Brother will know all of my whereabouts now...You need to eject the Conspiracy Theory from your DVD/VHS player and step away from the TV...

I guess my idea of having a steel barricade thrown across the lanes that should stop after the light turns red probably won't fly...

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Now if there is a left turn light, and some asshat runs it...I will still go when my light goes to green. If I happem to ram some asshat who was in too much of a hurry, oh well.

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, you would still be at fault. According to the law when your light turns green you should only enter the intersection after you have determined that it is clear of traffic. He would still get a ticket for running a red but you'd be partially at fault as well.

again...the joys of driving a POS. Raise my insurance, I dont care. I only carry PLPD anyway.

 

[propellerhead]

This is a big problem in San Antonio, TX too. That's why when I'm first at the light and it turns green, I spend a second or two checking both lanes before I go forward. Also, one of these days, if I see someone trying to run the light, I might just lunge forward and then hit my brakes just to scare the crap out of the red light runner.

 

[Metalloid]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Selfish. Most people are nowadays, so expect to keep seeing more of the behaviour. I'm mean enough to laugh a bit when I see one of these people get creamed when running a red light.

Unfortunatly, it is usually the innocent people who are just going through their green light that get creamed by the guy who is running the red light.

May my grandmother rest in peace

 

[Zebo]

pricks impeeding traffic. but at 2am in BFE that's another story..stop make sure it's clear then go.

 

[compfreak999]

thats why you alawys stay on the lookout, check before you turn. even though i just started driving (15) but im a safe driver, kinda slow

 

[psiu]

Yes but there's the one's on a left turn light who go through after my light is green. I really want to pull out in front....at least after we get a newer used vehicle that will be worth more than $50.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

There was an accident about three weeks ago because of that. A Dakota ran a red and got T-Boned by a semi. "Ownage" doesn't even begin to describe the result, since the guy wasn't wearing his seatbelt.

- M4H

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: jteef
I am accepting of it out here because its the only way to keep traffic moving. The programming of the lights here is completely terrible. It does cause other problems though.

Other problems? You mean like frequently fatal high speed side impact collisions?


edit: If you're referring to unprotected left turns, that's different. If they have already entered the intersection before the light turns, then they have the right of way to clear it.

Actually, as somebody pointed out in another thread, it's technically illegal to do that.

 

I run about 5 red lights a day.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: jteef
I am accepting of it out here because its the only way to keep traffic moving. The programming of the lights here is completely terrible. It does cause other problems though.

Other problems? You mean like frequently fatal high speed side impact collisions?


edit: If you're referring to unprotected left turns, that's different. If they have already entered the intersection before the light turns, then they have the right of way to clear it.

Actually, as somebody pointed out in another thread, it's technically illegal to do that.

You can't read. Staley8 agreed with me.
If you are already in the intersection before the light turns yellow, waiting against oncoming traffic at an unprotected left turn, then you have the right of way to clear the intersection.
Drivers entering an intersection when their light turns green may only do so after they have determined that the intersection is free of traffic so that they can cross completely to the other side. This is designed to do 2 things: it lets the waiting left-turners clear out, and it prohibits a driver from entering an intersection that he knows he would have to stop in the middle of (i.e. gridlockers).
Now, if only the police would actually enforce these laws (yeah right, as most people don't even know this simple rules of the road).