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Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-22-2005 02:49:

Traffic 101

So what would you do?


Posted by DigiNut on Feb-22-2005 02:55:

Hahahaha

You see the same thing with "Yield" signs... and half the time they don't even mean yield to oncoming traffic, they mean yield to pedestrians.


Posted by infinity HiGH on Feb-22-2005 02:56:

Option 2


Posted by TeMPo.fLUx on Feb-22-2005 03:00:

option 2 for sure..


Posted by malek on Feb-22-2005 03:02:

2 for sure, but you gotta slow down if you have amber.


Posted by rabbitjoker on Feb-22-2005 03:09:

Shame / Disagreement

Flashing red light
You must come to a complete stop at a flashing red light. Move through the intersection only when it is safe.

Flashing yellow light
A flashing yellow light means you should drive with caution when approaching and moving through the intersection.

Blank traffic lights
During an electrical power loss, traffic lights at intersections will not work. Yield the right-of-way to vehicles in the intersection and to vehicles entering the intersection from your right. Go cautiously and use the intersection the same way you would use an intersection with all-way stop signs.


Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-22-2005 03:09:

You guys need to come and give the people of Oakville a driving lesson.

I was at a busy intersection today and all the idiots who had amber in front of me kept stopping as if it were 3-way. I knew i had the right of way so i went right after the other car without stopping and some guy almost t-boned me from the red side. I was so pissed off.

Its a relief to see that at least some people still know the rules of the road.


Posted by Cosmopolitan82 on Feb-22-2005 03:44:

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
You guys need to come and give the people of Oakville a driving lesson.

I was at a busy intersection today and all the idiots who had amber in front of me kept stopping as if it were 3-way. I knew i had the right of way so i went right after the other car without stopping and some guy almost t-boned me from the red side. I was so pissed off.

Its a relief to see that at least some people still know the rules of the road.


Sometimes I find myself doing what everyone else is doing, like in this situation. Not because i think they may be right, but to avoid an accident. I know they're wrong... but... if the 5 seconds it takes to stop, will save me headaches in the future, ill do it.


Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-22-2005 03:46:

quote:
Originally posted by Cosmopolitan82
Sometimes I find myself doing what everyone else is doing, like in this situation. Not because i think they may be right, but to avoid an accident. I know they're wrong... but... if the 5 seconds it takes to stop, will save me headaches in the future, ill do it.


Whereas i think if they hit me due to their incompetance then it will teach them a lesson.


Posted by MarkT on Feb-22-2005 05:06:

#2

it's pretty scary how many people have a very poor understanding of the rules of the road.

if they didn't know #2 was the answer, they get *some* credit for at least treating it like a 4 way stop...better than the jackasses who just go with the flow of traffic and sail through blank lights (I see that *all* the time when lights are out )


Posted by TheVrk on Feb-22-2005 05:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Jayx1
You guys need to come and give the people of Oakville a driving lesson.

People of Oakville? How bout ANY old (55+) drivers=Oakville


Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-22-2005 06:28:

LOL @ those who said wait till it turns green.

I hope you have about 4 or 5 hours to spare


Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-22-2005 06:29:

quote:
Originally posted by MarkT
#2

it's pretty scary how many people have a very poor understanding of the rules of the road.

if they didn't know #2 was the answer, they get *some* credit for at least treating it like a 4 way stop...better than the jackasses who just go with the flow of traffic and sail through blank lights (I see that *all* the time when lights are out )


others treating it like a 4way stop almost got me who was obeying the law into an accident


Posted by MarkT on Feb-22-2005 18:08:

I hear ya...but unless someone is peeling out from the stop, it should be reasonably easy to avoid an accident in that case...

after being car-less for a little over a year, I'm buying something this spring...but stories like this remind me of how stupid so many drivers can be...it's been a nice year of not dealing with the idiots on the road


Posted by colonelcrisp on Feb-22-2005 18:36:

the best theory. cars will stop if your car is much bigger than theirs.... get and F 350..


Posted by Jayx1 on Feb-22-2005 18:58:

quote:
Originally posted by MarkT
I hear ya...but unless someone is peeling out from the stop, it should be reasonably easy to avoid an accident in that case...

after being car-less for a little over a year, I'm buying something this spring...but stories like this remind me of how stupid so many drivers can be...it's been a nice year of not dealing with the idiots on the road


It was a case of buddy coming into the intersection in a pushy way like he was saying "me first!"

He even had the nerve to honk.

Learn some road rules buddy!


Posted by malek on Feb-22-2005 19:01:

quote:
Originally posted by colonelcrisp
the best theory. cars will stop if your car is much bigger than theirs.... get and F 350..



or the Excursion


Posted by colonelcrisp on Feb-22-2005 20:52:

quote:
or the Excursion


we retrofited one of those for the windsor police dept this summer with the hidden lights in the grill and all, but i still like the dualys in the rear on the F350.... the excursion is fakin huge tho.... the fat stance of the f350 just makes people crap their pants wehn you come up on them fast ... all they can see is grill in the rear view mirror.... they move out of your way pretty quickly at that point :P


Posted by trancechaos on Mar-07-2005 20:50:

i just got my G1 today and this question was in there.


Posted by Jayx1 on Mar-07-2005 21:02:

seems a lot of people on the road need to retake their G1


Posted by tatgirl on Mar-07-2005 21:37:

There is only 1 traffic light that ALWAYS confuses me...

It is on Lawrence, east of Yonge, as u head to Bayview. It goes from solid green > to a red WITH a green arrow pointing ahead where the solid green was (as in, go straight). WTF?!?!?!

Do u stop, or go? What's the point in that?

I saw something equally as confusing in Montreal somewhere. The honking cars behind me were a signal to go ahead, even tho it had 2 conflicting signals at once.


Posted by Jayx1 on Mar-07-2005 21:40:

Ah yes the mount pleasant one.

The arrow is for those who just turned right off of mount pleasant to continue and the red is meant for those on lawrence. They had to do this because its a wierd intersection i guess.


Posted by tatgirl on Mar-07-2005 21:46:

Then I guess what means go in Montreal means stop in Toronto. I'll know to stay put next time.


Posted by malek on Mar-07-2005 22:03:

flashing plain green in Montreal ?? You have priority over the incoming traffic to turn (left) or go to any direction like a regular plain green.

Red and a green arrow(s), you can only go in that/those directions.

Vertical straight white line, Buses and taxis can go thru, it gives them priority over cars so they get ahead if the streets is reduced one lane ahead (damn... complicated, i guess its not that one)

I can't think of any other weird ones.


Posted by Jayx1 on Mar-07-2005 22:05:

The lights in montreal are a bit strange. I think they change to a flashing green straight arrow for a few seconds so that pedestrians can get a head start before it turns to solid green and turns are then permitted.


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