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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 306704" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>Finally, after 118 posts, post #119 aptly summed up the situation. Kudos to Dannyboy for taking the time to analyze the situation and provide a response based upon this analysis and not upon emotion or personal opinion. </p><p> </p><p>Intersections governed by flashing signals are among the most dangerous as we all know that the travel lanes controlled by the flashing yellow lights are not going to slow and proceed with caution as they are supposed to but rather will continue at their current rate of speed while those travelling in the lanes governed by the flashing red lights will continue to grow impatient and perhaps may take a chance rather than wait until they are 100% certain that the intersection has been cleared and that it is safe to proceed. We have several large intersections where I deliver and it is always a treat whenever the traffic signals are not working and are flashing yellow/red. It is actually a real-life study in human nature, as the agressive drivers blow right through and the timid ones sit and wait and sit and wait and... </p><p> </p><p>Hindsight is always 20/20, but I would bet my mortgage that if the driver in question did an honest, objective review of his actions preceeding this accident that he, in fact, did not wait for the intersection to fully clear, grew impatient, and "went for it". Unfortunately, the seconds that he may have saved have grown into a lifetime of regret.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 306704, member: 12570"] Finally, after 118 posts, post #119 aptly summed up the situation. Kudos to Dannyboy for taking the time to analyze the situation and provide a response based upon this analysis and not upon emotion or personal opinion. Intersections governed by flashing signals are among the most dangerous as we all know that the travel lanes controlled by the flashing yellow lights are not going to slow and proceed with caution as they are supposed to but rather will continue at their current rate of speed while those travelling in the lanes governed by the flashing red lights will continue to grow impatient and perhaps may take a chance rather than wait until they are 100% certain that the intersection has been cleared and that it is safe to proceed. We have several large intersections where I deliver and it is always a treat whenever the traffic signals are not working and are flashing yellow/red. It is actually a real-life study in human nature, as the agressive drivers blow right through and the timid ones sit and wait and sit and wait and... Hindsight is always 20/20, but I would bet my mortgage that if the driver in question did an honest, objective review of his actions preceeding this accident that he, in fact, did not wait for the intersection to fully clear, grew impatient, and "went for it". Unfortunately, the seconds that he may have saved have grown into a lifetime of regret. [/QUOTE]
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