If you’re out driving today I’ve got a small piece of advice which may help you avoid some heartache. If you see a red light, stop. In fact, if you see an orange light and it’s at all possible, stop.
I know that that’s the law but a lot of people seem to have forgotten about what they should do at traffic lights.
I don’t know what it is but over the past year or so I’ve seen an increasing trend among some motorists to speed up and head through lights that have been orange for quite some time or even lights that have already turned red.
On my way home last night I saw a lady sitting in her little white car at a light which had recently turned red. A young guy driving a ute with a huge roo bar came hurtling towards her before slamming on his brakes at the last minute. It was wet, he was going too fast, it all ended very badly.
Both vehicles were still drivable but there was a fair bit of damage, especially the little white car that got hit.
I handed both drivers a business card in case they need a witness and cycled away.
You might save a couple of minutes by running an orange or red light but you also run the very real risk of losing more that a little time.
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Timely advice Rodney – my mother in law just got a letter from the police advising her that she’d gone through a red-light.
Which is not funny at all.
Well, maybe just a little bit.