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  • Zandoni
    Zandoni Posts: 3,465 Forumite
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    I'd be very surprised if any motorist can honestly say that they have never gone through an amber light when they could of safely stopped.
  • photome
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    I'd be very surprised if any motorist can honestly say that they have never gone through an amber light when they could of safely stopped.

    Irrelevant

    Amber means stop

    If you gamble and get caught hard luck

    just as many drivers break the speed limit, but its no good whinging when you get caught
  • Joe_Horner
    Joe_Horner Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    IndigoUK wrote: »
    [...]I calculated that I could speed up (not more than 30-40mph) and pass it.[...]
    IndigoUK wrote: »
    Obviously I would had to hit the brake too sudden and too hard to stop. I was driving with a bit less than 30mph and I was very close to the traffic light

    These two statements absolutely contradict each other.

    If you were "very close doing a bit less than 30" and would have to "hit the brake too sudden [sic] and hard to stop" then you wouldn't have needed to "speed up and pass it".

    If you're going to waste bandwidth with trolling, please at least keep things consistent :)
  • Zandoni
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    photome wrote: »
    Irrelevant

    Amber means stop

    If you gamble and get caught hard luck

    just as many drivers break the speed limit, but its no good whinging when you get caught

    It's not irrelevant at all, we all know amber means stop but people shouldn't preach when they are guilty of the same sin.
  • dizzybuff
    dizzybuff Posts: 1,512 Forumite
    Let's put it this way. If the camera flashed at you twice with 1 second intervals you've been caught. They don't flash with no film. If they are digital they would have been downloaded Monday. Wait and see if you get a nip. If you were under 5 sec after red you will be offered a course orbs fine and points if you have already been on one in the last three years. After 5 seconds you will get summons. It's a waiting game now. Sorry
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  • neilmcl
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    It's not irrelevant at all, we all know amber means stop but people shouldn't preach when they are guilty of the same sin.
    Crossing an amber is one thing, speeding up to deliberately jump the lights is something entirely different.
  • Zandoni
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    neilmcl wrote: »
    Crossing an amber is one thing, speeding up to deliberately jump the lights is something entirely different.

    Again, I'm sure everyone has done it.
  • System
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    Zandoni wrote: »
    Again, I'm sure everyone has done it.
    It must give you a warm glow to know that you are omniscient
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  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,738 Forumite
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    edited 15 September 2015 at 6:06AM
    Zandoni wrote: »
    It's not irrelevant at all, we all know amber means stop but people shouldn't preach when they are guilty of the same sin.

    The OP clearly didnt know amber means stop.

    of course its irrelevant

    because "everyone" does it doesnt make it right

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  • prowla
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    I would suggest filming the junction to confirm whether the gap between the light changes is correct.
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