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John F. Carr > wrote: >In article . net>, >Skip Elliott Bowman > wrote: >>"JohnH" > wrote in message >>> >>> 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, but hey. Some folks just >>have to get to the next light before anyone else. > >Racing to a red light also works with actuated lights if nobody is >yet waiting at the sensor. Getting to the red light quicker will >get me through the intersection sooner. Not always. Many sensor actuated lights merely have the sensor make a request to give a green phase at a specified time. For example, suppose the minor street is allowed a green every minute, but a green is only given if the sensor indicates someone is there. So if you are approaching on the minor street a few seconds before the light is allowed to turn green, reaching the sensor as soon as you can may save you a minute. But if the light just turned red, racing to it won't help unless it would otherwise take you a minute to get there. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. No warranty of any kind is provided with this message. |
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