A friend of mine once told me that in Massachusetts, a red light is just a suggestion . . . I had to very nearly get run over to find out that he wasn't just kidding. =8^O Marc Perdue David Brodbeck wrote: > In my experience that's unnecessary. I've seen people in turn lanes start > into the intersection *from almost a dead stop* after the light turned > back to red. > > New York is also notorious for red light running. People there have > apparently decided that a red light means three more cars can go through. > > People get casual about it, because they know enforcement is lax. They > risk their lives and the lives of other people to save two minutes of > travel time. Then they complain when they get ticketed for it. |
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