Stopping at Traffic Lights

[Waldorf]

Same. In fact, I usually watch the lights on the opposite phase to see when they go amber, and set off at that point. By the time I hit the line I'm doing 20mph and the lights for the phase I'm in are just turning amber, so I can cross the line legally.

In my experience, those that do stop short of the line, are just setting off when they are a dot in my rear view mirror.

[d000hg]

Same. In fact, I usually watch the lights on the opposite phase to see when they go amber, and set off at that point. By the time I hit the line I'm doing 20mph and the lights for the phase I'm in are just turning amber, so I can cross the line legally.

Are you sure about that part? If you go through a light on amber changing green->amber->red then OK, but not the other way around shirley?

[Freamon]

Are you sure about that part? If you go through a light on amber changing green->amber->red then OK, but not the other way around shirley?

Hmm, I think you're right:

175

You MUST stop behind the white ‘Stop’ line across your side of the road unless the light is green. If the amber light appears you may go on only if you have already crossed the stop line or are so close to it that to stop might cause a collision.

[Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10 & 36]
176

You MUST NOT move forward over the white line when the red light is showing. Only go forward when the traffic lights are green if there is room for you to clear the junction safely or you are taking up a position to turn right. If the traffic lights are not working, treat the situation as you would an unmarked junction and proceed with great care.

[Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10 & 36]

Since the transition from red to green never involves amber being shown without red (i.e. red and amber are shown together), you cannot technically move over the white line until the light is green.

[thunderlizard]

I hope you realise that in the course of this debate, you've wasted the sum total of all the snippets of time you've saved with your precision traffic lights ballet.

[EternalOptimist]

In my experience, those that do stop short of the line, are just setting off when they are a dot in my rear view mirror.

All I can say, is thank fck you are in front of me and not behind me. At least I can keep my eye on you

[TiroFijo]

WHY, do some people stop at least a car's length from the line at traffic lights, I just don't get it?

Something else I don't get even more, is why do people not use pay @ the pump! No they wanna go inside and stand in the f ucking queue meanwhile keeping me waiting to us the pump! If your going to bye something inside then ok but most of them don't.

USE PAY @ THE PUMP FFS!!!