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[–] SpinItBetter@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

I assume the person in front is waiting for the red light runners to clear the intersection before starting.

[–] crozilla@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You’re in pole position, you have a responsibility to those behind you. Be considerate and pay attention.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, and for anyone concerned, this doesn't mean jam on the gas, but you got a make some move. You can be conscious of intersecting traffic and whether they've actually come to a stop, as well as aware of everyone behind you apparently being in a huge hurry, because they always are. So take your foot off the brake, let me see those brake lights go away, and it's at least a signal to everyone that we are underway here at Silverstone.

[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

When I can clearly see you on your phone, yes.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 7 points 20 hours ago

Head down looking at their lap instead of driving. Straight to jail.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 16 hours ago

they race up behind you, tailgate you, swerve to pass you in the next lane, then take several seconds to get going at the light, all while I'm still coasting in gently because I timed the light change

goddamn right I'm up their ass honking at them. get a fucking move on dipshit

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 12 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

What bothers me are the people who do go when the light turns green, but take their damn sweet time to do it...

Eeeease oofffff the braaaake…. Mooove fooot toooo gaaaaassssss… Creeeeep into intersection at 0.05mph….

…just as long as they get through before the light turns red again, fuck everyone behind them, I guess.

Fuck those people.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, personally I'm all about clear the intersection. There's conflicting movements and it's a bottleneck, let's all get through as efficiently as we can. This doesn't mean flooring it, but we can at least apply some throttle, and not just through but beyond the intersection, because contrary to what some folks believe, there are people on the road other than you.

[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Can't help but think if the light really just turned green, or if OP just noticed it was green and assumed it just changed but had been green for a while.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In Spain you would have to wait for 5-10 seconds without moving for anyone to honk. At least where I live. People just don't usually get angry about it. I don't expect anyone to stare at the red light like it's a race track. Maybe someone is adjusting the radio, maybe they are putting on sunglasses. I mean, I don't care, I can arrive 5 seconds later. 99% of drivers here think the same.

I once worked with a British guy here. He drove me somewhere couple of times and he would always complain at how long Spanish drivers take to start when light changes. He crashed and totaled his car soon after. Slipped on a slightly wet asphalt and went out of the road. For me it's typical that the worse drivers are the impatient ones. Just relax, it's not a race.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So I can appreciate all of this. It is not a race. I can wait 5 seconds. I think I'll give a toot at 5 seconds, because 5 seconds is legit a lot of time to not be looking where you're supposed to be. And I have lights in my town that go green for 15-20s, before going red again for 45-60s. So when you eat up 25-33% of the green signal, it's kinda rude, and so a double toot, to me, is more than appropriate.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 5 hours ago

I think that if people are getting offended by the green light time other driver are eating up it means that driving has way too high priority in their life. I mean, I get it, but it's kind of sad.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

I saw someone do that in Korea. The guy in front immediately stops the car and sits there for like 2 minutes as the guy behind honks and eventually does like a 7 point turn to go around.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, green means go!11! Even there's an old lady that just didn't finish crossing yet, she just had to do it in the few seconds allowed.

My favorite one is people honking at other drivers for not blocking an intersection because "it's green!". I don't know the term in English but in French it's a mix of intersection and blocage. Like, if the light is green but there is no space to advance because of gridlock, some apparently like to make it worse by advancing their car in an intersection and sit there while it turns red, and thus blocking the intersection. BuT It WaS GreEn!

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago

“Don’t block the box” is the common saying for the law in the states.

You draw a square in the intersection and that’s a “don’t stop here” zone.

Folks will pull into it and wait, and they block the view for anyone behind them too.

“Gridlock” is the term for when a street is fully locked up and cars are blocking the intersections

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A "New York minute" is defined as the time between when the light turns green and when a New York driver will honk their horn at you.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

I knew it as "New York Second", and that it is the shortest time interval measurable by science.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 83 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

How often does this happen?

Sounds like you’re one of those idiots who’s on their phone during a red light and needs the car behind you to provide a wake up call.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

My wife is this person, she grew up in Texas and it shows. She has alot of bad driving habits thay drive me nuts. Most Texans are like this in my experience.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Come to India and you'll see it everywhere.

If they're stopping at red light in the first place, that is.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

I’ve had this happen at least a few times. Each time it was because someone was in the crosswalk they couldn’t see and thought I was just being a dumbass.

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[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

While it is rude to honk immediately when the light turns green, it is also true that taking too long to accelerate when the light changes severely reduces traffic flow and causes congestion. And this is commonly caused by distracted drivers. You are supposed to release your brake and begin moving at roughly the same time as the car in front of you, i.e. when the car in front of you turns off their brake lights or when the traffic signal turns green if you're in the front.

Edit: "Too long" realistically means anything more than half a second. If everyone's reaction time was one second it would reduce the number of cars per green light probably by half. That doesn't mean it's polite to honk after half a second but if your reaction time is that bad you should not be driving.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Is physical violence common on RuPaul's show?🤔

[–] IdontplaytheTrombone@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

That's me. My friend was in front of me.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A lot of places in east asia have red light timers. If theres nobody coming, people will start when theres like 3 seconds left.

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That feels like an argument for why red light timers for cars might be a bad idea.

Like, you can understand the intent - by giving extra information, drivers know how long they have to wait and so won't get as annoyed - but that same extra information encourages drivers to take risks, and start moving even earlier than they would with just a simple red/amber/green

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 points 55 minutes ago

I think it would be disastrous in America or Korea, but it seems to work here and it would probably work in Japan.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

i will never understand why us traffic lights go immediately from red to green. you have a whole-ass third light to use for signaling that the light is about to change, so people don't have to floor it due to an unexpected change.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Drivers in the US would start treating that middle light as go and we'd be right back to square one

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

It's not hard if you can see the other lights in the intersection.

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