FabSwingers.com forum: Cars jumping red lights

By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Back in the olden days they used to have public safety adverts on the telly box, radio and posters on bus stops and doctors surgeries.

One of the best was don't be an amber gambler and the danger's of jumping lights on amber and red.

Without wanting to be patronising amber light doesn't mean accelerate your vehicle it's a cue to slow,if you are going to fast to safely stop the. Your probably going to fast.

Now I do a hell of a lot of driving with my job and in the last couple of years I and others I know have noticed a growing trend of red light jumping usually two or three vehicles at a time and at speed.

Sometimes people are going so fast and close to the car in front that the lead vehicle has no choice or end up with a car piling into the back of them.

I'm sure there will be replies on here giving various excuses and reasons stating that they can drive how they wish and so on.....

Honestly I couldn't care less if you want to put yourself at risk but it's usually an innocent person driver, pedestrian, cyclists who end up hurt or worse.

My question is this.

Why do you do it?

What makes you so special that you are willing to risk your own life and the lives of others?

I would imagine that you are the same people who tailgate on the motorway at 80mph, undertake when you feel people aren't driving fast enough and queue jump at junctions!

This used to be something the odd idiot did but it seems like it's becoming acceptable to ignore the law's of the road.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

I think in general people’s attitude towards others is on a rapid decline.

These car drivers are a reflection of wider society.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve noticed the same and frankly it’s daft. Amber means stop if it is safe to do so, not floor the accelerator and hope for the best.

I think the habit of middle lane hogging on the motorway, which demonstrates a lack of awareness and therefore concentration, frustrates some who are trying to drive properly. Middle laneing turns a motorway into a duel carriageway.

There’s also not enough anticipation and thoughtfulness. Predict if another car is going to change lanes to overtake…

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

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"I think in general people’s attitude towards others is on a rapid decline.

These car drivers are a reflection of wider society. "

Absolutely this is something that has been on a massive increase since lockdown,that seemed to be the excuse to act like a selfish knob because people didn't like being told what to do.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Noticed the same thing.I do about 30k miles a year.Seems some people want to get to destination 2 seconds quicker than they otherwise would.A favourite trick on one section is to overtake and 100 yds later slow down and turn left.It seems driving standards have fallen all round,and as mentioned it's someone else who gets the consequences.

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By *enSiskoMan
over a year ago

Cestus 3

"Back in the olden days they used to have public safety adverts on the telly box, radio and posters on bus stops and doctors surgeries.

One of the best was don't be an amber gambler and the danger's of jumping lights on amber and red.

Without wanting to be patronising amber light doesn't mean accelerate your vehicle it's a cue to slow,if you are going to fast to safely stop the. Your probably going to fast.

Sometimes people are going so fast and close to the car in front that the lead vehicle has no choice or end up with a car piling into the back of them.

I'm sure there will be replies on here giving various excuses and reasons stating that they can drive how they wish and so on.....

Honestly I couldn't care less if you want to put yourself at risk but it's usually an innocent person driver, pedestrian, cyclists who end up hurt or worse.

My question is this.

Why do you do it?

What makes you so special that you are willing to risk your own life and the lives of others?

I would imagine that you are the same people who tailgate on the motorway at 80mph, undertake when you feel people aren't driving fast enough and queue jump at junctions!

This used to be something the odd idiot did but it seems like it's becoming acceptable to ignore the law's of the road."

Yes ive noticed this a lot recently, My thinking is that could the lack of policing be a factor, Manchesters police was in special measures until a few months ago, they had issues and as I see the police now it made me notice how little of them I saw them in the past.

Regardless it is very scary and reckless, id also say put up cameras, but who wants more of them.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Lack of Police action rather than lack of Police.I've seen cops sat in their cars watching poor driving but doing nothing.That said the driving of some cops isn't what it perhaps should be.

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By *illan-KillashMan
over a year ago

London/Sussex/Surrey/Berks/Hants

"Back in the olden days they used to have public safety adverts on the telly box, radio and posters on bus stops and doctors surgeries.

One of the best was don't be an amber gambler and the danger's of jumping lights on amber and red.

Without wanting to be patronising amber light doesn't mean accelerate your vehicle it's a cue to slow,if you are going to fast to safely stop the. Your probably going to fast.

Sometimes people are going so fast and close to the car in front that the lead vehicle has no choice or end up with a car piling into the back of them.

I'm sure there will be replies on here giving various excuses and reasons stating that they can drive how they wish and so on.....

Honestly I couldn't care less if you want to put yourself at risk but it's usually an innocent person driver, pedestrian, cyclists who end up hurt or worse.

My question is this.

Why do you do it?

What makes you so special that you are willing to risk your own life and the lives of others?

I would imagine that you are the same people who tailgate on the motorway at 80mph, undertake when you feel people aren't driving fast enough and queue jump at junctions!

This used to be something the odd idiot did but it seems like it's becoming acceptable to ignore the law's of the road."

I suspect its a combination of things.

Sense of personal entitlement.

No danger of being caught, or if you are, next to no penalty.

Lack of driver education, I've always felt were taught how to pass a test, not how to drive. There's no onus on anyone to "freshen up" or improve their skills. So many people never read the Highway code once they've passed their test or do anything to improve their driving skills.

Awareness, forward planning, observation are all a foreign language.

And IMHO car safety. Years ago we didn't have crumple zones, safety cages, air bags, assisted braking. If we had a crash at speed there was a likely loss of life.

Nowadays you can pretty much walk away from pretty serious impacts, which is obviously a good thing. But it gives people a misplaced sense of immortality.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Compulsory crash helmets-spike in accidents.

Compulsory seat belts-spike in accidents.

Sense of immortality.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There’s cameras everywhere else. Bung em on Traffic lights at black spots. If drivers knew they could potentially have lost their licence while doing the school run, or heading to Asda, it’d change some behaviour at said lights.

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

I have recently noticed more people are still driving through when the lights on my side go green. I think what must have happened is that the council have changed the light phasings and cut the times on the yellow to green change. They are always screwing around with the roads here and it never works out.

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

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"I have recently noticed more people are still driving through when the lights on my side go green. I think what must have happened is that the council have changed the light phasings and cut the times on the yellow to green change. They are always screwing around with the roads here and it never works out."

Nope it's people jumping the lights.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

I think it has something to do with a bad habit creeping in, after a while it becomes the norm. So the driver has forgotten what they should be doing, heard quite a few mates who have gone on the driver awareness courses. There will aleays be a few on them, that think it is boring, dtupid and a waste of time, sadly they are the ones who need the course the most.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hi Op

Sadly it means, idgaf attitude.

My job requires me to drive. The other day, a tractor slowed the traffic down in a 70mph zone, someone pulled out, sped past me to only realise the queue was longer than they thought. Karma. Not the point there was traffic on the other side of the road. Driving without due care and attention with some drivers is an offense.

Or lane jumpers on M25 when it states stay in Lane.

Yes, changing to amber means slow down.

Frustration with drivers with no due care or attention..

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

It’s a sign of lowered driving standards these days. A license is a privilege, not a right.

Saying that, there has been times where I’ve been close to lights and they went Amber so I carried on, why? It was safer to do that than hammer the brakes.

Riding on my bike, when I see lights up ahead that have been green for a while I’ll gently slow down ready to stop if the lights change.

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

Don't mention cyclists jumping red lights because "drivers are just as bad" "there are worse drivers on the road" justifies bad cycling.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

I watched three cars in front of me go through a red light, and when I stopped, the car behind overtook and went straight through as well. This is standard driving in Birmingham these days.

When my lights go green, I usually have to give way to two or three red light jumpers approaching from the side.

The middle laners are the worst, forcing all overtaking traffic to the outside will they bimble on at 50mph in the middle lane. Some people undertake them which can be very dangerous.

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

We had some roadworks on an A road recently. When I was the 3rd car approaching the temporary lights, they changed from green. The first car slowed and stopped. The car between them and me pulled out and went through! Some people just don't give a toss.

I can usually see a red light jumper on my 15 minute journey to work most days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We had some roadworks on an A road recently. When I was the 3rd car approaching the temporary lights, they changed from green. The first car slowed and stopped. The car between them and me pulled out and went through! Some people just don't give a toss.

I can usually see a red light jumper on my 15 minute journey to work most days."

That be Maidstone alright.. Folkestone is worse all country roads..

yes, tractor county,.. Still driving to Thanet through Canterbury.. Nightmare

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

My car journeys are few and far between now (home worker). I food shop and go into town early so do not worry about other drivers much. It's even more of a hazard now there are larger cars (suv) around.

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