{"id":238,"date":"2013-06-12T06:35:33","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T06:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.motoratylab.com\/ar\/2013\/06\/12\/why-its-important-to-pay-attention-to-traffic-signals\/"},"modified":"2013-06-12T06:35:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T06:35:33","slug":"why-its-important-to-pay-attention-to-traffic-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.motoratylab.com\/ar\/2013\/06\/12\/why-its-important-to-pay-attention-to-traffic-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it’s important to pay attention to traffic signals"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s astonishing, the ways people find to hurt themselves in cars. It\u2019s also saddening. Running red lights is one of the most frivolous and preventable reasons that people get hurt or die in while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t run red lights. First of all, it\u2019s an easy way to get a very\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pricey<\/span>\u00a0traffic ticket. Though you might be able to wiggle out of a speeding ticket by sweet-talking a police officer, you can almost never avoid a ticket for running a red light, and these can cost you two week\u2019s worth of spending money. Even if you don\u2019t see any police officers around, many lights have cameras that activate when a car passes through a red light. It\u2019s a silly, embarrassing way to get caught doing something illegal. Avoid the costs \u2013 wait the extra few seconds to obey the light.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

More importantly, running lights, especially in busy intersections or streets, can harm you and other drivers. Lights are timed in very specific ways; they give people time to turn left, and they indicate when it is safe to drive. As the person at the red light, it is your responsibility to stay there, not other cars\u2019 responsibility to notice you if you decide to go. So, even if you don\u2019t see any cars, don\u2019t move, because if you run a light, the accident will be your fault. It could also happen at a lethally high speed, and then it doesn\u2019t matter whose fault it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yellow lights are a little subtler. When you should you slow down and when should you speed up when you see a yellow light? A good rule of thumb is to slow down unless you\u2019re driving in an area you know well. If you drive there often and you know exactly how long the yellow light is in that particular spot, it\u2019s okay to speed up a little bit in order to make the light. Still, don\u2019t accelerate so much that you\u2019ll be unable to stop if the light changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Green lights are a similar case. Many people speed up when they see green lights, and that\u2019s not a bad idea. But police officers often patrol near traffic signals for this reason (among others). If you do speed up for a green light, stay within the speed limit or just one or two kilometers faster so that you don\u2019t become easy prey for patrol officers. Paying attention to traffic signals is the easiest way to be a more responsible driver.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s astonishing, the ways people find to hurt themselves in cars. It\u2019s also saddening. Running red lights is one of the most frivolous and preventable reasons that people get hurt or die in while driving. Don\u2019t run red lights. First of all, it\u2019s an easy way to get a very\u00a0pricey\u00a0traffic ticket. 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