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Comment by williamcotton | Hacker News Reader

This extends to taking your damn time when the light goes green at an intersection during rush hour, entering a freeway 20 mph below the flow of traffic, and not using your turn signals.

Serenity now, serenity now!

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Taking your time when the light turns green makes sense when there's a bunch of jackasses speeding up to zip in before (and sometimes after) the light turns red.

Or at least paying attention and using caution, even though the light says you're clear to proceed.

Yeah, someone I know just got hit by a red light runner the other day. It doesn't hurt to look.

In fact you must look. A red light won't stop anyone from t-boning you if they aren't paying attention.

There is an intersection in Seattle (Latona and 50th Ave NE) where I've seen people run a red light from a dead stop, because there are two layers of lights on 50th and the furthest turns green when traffic from Latona is green.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xoUByEzUYExqe8Uc9 (Street view of the two sets of lights)

I’m talking about being in a long line of cars who are waiting at a light and the person five back who takes 10 seconds to start moving. It is not because they are playing it safe!

Sorry but anyone going because it’s green and not because it’s safe needs removing from the road.

So if you’re 10 cars back in a long line of cars and the light turns green do you basically stop in traffic to check both ways when you reach the intersection? In rush hour traffic?

Oh man! You hit a nerve there. The number of drivers I come across on a daily basis who refuse to use their turn signals is insane.

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