On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:00:14 -0500,
(Brent P) wrote:

>In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:44:09 GMT, "Skip Elliott Bowman"
> wrote:
>>
>>>> Same here; I usually get the jump on the jerky drivers who haul ass to a
>>>> red light.
>>>
>>>I do this too. It works great on timed lights
>>
>> ...Which do not exist here in SoCal in any great numbers. And therein
>> lies the flaw in the whole Coaster concept: there absolutely no way to
>> tell from half a mile away when the light is going to change - yet
>> these Sloth Coasters smugly hold up traffic and think they're smarter
>> than everybody else. What tools!
>
>I can predict how sensor driven lights will operate. Especially the ones
>I often deal with. If I can see other vehicles at the light, I can
>reasonably predict the timing of the green signal rather often.

That would place you squarely into the "competent" category.