Jumping red lights - or not....????!!
Hi Guys,
I've read a few "jumping reds" threads here, and I've thought that nobody has actually said WHEN they jump the red lights, and I feel it's all a little confusing.
Are people saying that when they jump the red lights they are basically 2 seconds in front of the lights turning green, as they know when/or see the other lights going amber?
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Are people saying that when they come to red lights, if nobody is there, they go?
I know of a few red lights in my town where I know the timing of the lights and can tell when my red will turn green with respect of the others going amber, which personally gives me about 2 seconds head start.
Are people really arguing about running reds disregarding other traffic, or are they just saying "its going to turn green in 2 seconds, traffic has stopped that side, I'm off!!!"....?
Phil.
I've read a few "jumping reds" threads here, and I've thought that nobody has actually said WHEN they jump the red lights, and I feel it's all a little confusing.
Are people saying that when they jump the red lights they are basically 2 seconds in front of the lights turning green, as they know when/or see the other lights going amber?
OR
Are people saying that when they come to red lights, if nobody is there, they go?
I know of a few red lights in my town where I know the timing of the lights and can tell when my red will turn green with respect of the others going amber, which personally gives me about 2 seconds head start.
Are people really arguing about running reds disregarding other traffic, or are they just saying "its going to turn green in 2 seconds, traffic has stopped that side, I'm off!!!"....?
Phil.
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That's what I do - most of the lights are triggered ones which I can never seem to trigger, so it's either wait (possibly for ages) or go when it's clear.
As far I'm concerned the lights are faulty as they won't change.
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Dave's right: we cyclists need to jump red lights
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As a confirmed liberal Leftie, I am not averse to finding pleasure in David Cameron's discomfort. Yet for once I did not share in the Schadenfreude after he was caught breaking half the rules in the Highway Code.
I'm not normally this pedantic but I'm compelled to comment. The only thing your foot has completed is a journey to the ground, traffic lights do not have some kind of alien technology that knows when your foot is on the floor and you're waiting to set off. They are either on old-fashioned timers or have some intelligent control using induction loops cut into the road surface on each arm of the junction. These loops detect big lumps of metal (i.e. cars) so the lights can be programmed to adjust the phasing/timing according to queue lengths etc.
er do you not think thiswas a humourous comment, on the basis that it always happens when you least need it.
Joseph Gallivan
I got it Redvee. Always happens to me too.
A bit like when I was a kid - you could wait at the bus stop for 15 minutes, but as soon as you lit a cig, the number 61 would appear around the corner.
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They are programmed to spot a trackstand and are designed to change when a foot hits the ground - I thought everyone knew that.
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There are lights that appear to pass through a full cycle fully during the day, but revert to induction activation to include some parts of the cycle at night.
Are there any traffic planners out there who feel brave enough to identify themselves? Why can't we have a wee button to press at such junctions? Please?
During the week or at peak times I don't feel the need, there's sufficient traffic about to trigger the lights in my favour or a stop is necessary due to the volume of traffic crossing my path.
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