To Stop or Speed Up at Yellow Light

[Windwaver]

If you can stop without screeching your tyres go ahead, if not keep moving is actually safer. I rather somebody don't break too hard and cause an accident instead

[Shicyj]

arrows or lines? i thot we're referring to the (usually) 3 white lines drawn perpendicular to the road at the traffic lights.

 

cartoon right?... let us see you trying to brake at the 3rd line from the front... that's like at most 5 meters from the front.

[Vince69]

Basic driving theory. Stop unless yOu are too close to the line to stop safely

 

and the vehicle behind you is not going to slam hard on you......

[Chrispie]

How many times has a traffic light turned yellow as you approach an intersection, and you are uncertain if you can make the light or not? To speed or slam brake?

 

What is really our best choice?

 

Timings of yellow light are different at each junction, i've experienced some as short as 2 seconds, once yellow come out, it will jump to red on next blink. Kinda stressful whenever passing a green light that has been on for quite some time. I prefer seeing a red light that is on for very long. And as i reach, it will turn green

 

Will it be better to have those LED timing indicators for cars (like in some countries), showing how long before the light will turn red? Maybe we can petition for them

 

 

my learning instructor taught me this:

 

Before each junction, there will be 3 arrows. When amber appears,

 

if you are at 3rd arrow, you stop.

 

If you are at 2nd arrow, speed up.

 

So far works for me.

[Civic3106]

If you are not speeding throught the junction and follow the 3 arrows rule, that should work almost in every occassion. But most importantly don't take thing for granted. You got green light, do not mean you are safe from crossing above speed limit. Look out for cars and pedestrians from left and right while crossing. Kena from those muttonhead dreamers a few times, lucky manage to stop before smashing them. The junction near my house got accident every now and then created by these day dreamers. At least 3 major accidents took place at the same junction for the past 1 month.

[Timex1441]

If you are not speeding throught the junction and follow the 3 arrows rule, that should work almost in every occassion. But most importantly don't take thing for granted. You got green light, do not mean you are safe from crossing above speed limit. Look out for cars and pedestrians from left and right while crossing. Kena from those muttonhead dreamers a few times, lucky manage to stop before smashing them. The junction near my house got accident every now and then created by these day dreamers. At least 3 major accidents took place at the same junction for the past 1 month.

problem in sg is nowadays too many drivers chiong red light. seriously too many liao. i wonder when TP will do something abt it.

[Mike1234]

One more point that i would like to add:

 

Red Light Camera -Serves as a purpose to avoid accident ( traffic from other directions)

 

-However, if accident like Car A decided to do an E-brake. Car B could not stop on time.

 

Thus resulting in an accident (Rear-ended).

 

IMO: If having Red Light Camera would means having lots of such accidents...Then i guess it's kinda pointless

 

[Nzy]

One more point that i would like to add:

 

Red Light Camera -Serves as a purpose to avoid accident ( traffic from other directions)

 

-However, if accident like Car A decided to do an E-brake. Car B could not stop on time.

 

Thus resulting in an accident (Rear-ended).

 

IMO: If having Red Light Camera would means having lots of such accidents...Then i guess it's kinda pointless

 

 

The accident is not caused by people who jam brakes but by people who tailgate or do not keep a safe distance.

[Mike1234]

The accident is not caused by people who jam brakes but by people who tailgate or do not keep a safe distance.

 

Well, i have encountered several ppl whom E-brake upon seeing the amber light (With Red Light camera)

 

However, IMO as they are already at the last arrow, they should just proceed

 

[Cephas]

my learning instructor taught me this:

 

Before each junction, there will be 3 arrows. When amber appears,

 

if you are at 3rd arrow, you stop.

 

If you are at 2nd arrow, speed up.

 

So far works for me.

 

it's the same theory for me, 2 arrow stop rule as i had mentioned earlier.

 

To put more clarity on this, it should be when you on the 3rd arrow from the traffic stop line, you stop. When you are on the 2nd arrow from the traffic stop line, you speed up.

 

So when i see 2 arrows in front of me when turning amber, i should be on the 3rd arrow, then i need to stop - the 2 arrow stop rule.

Edited March 14, 2011 by Cephas

[Hobbit]

just to share my experience, i was in malaysia yesterday, while driving towards multi junction the amber light turn on and i know the timing for it will be very short plus some traffic police was there i did an emergency brake ( the distance is appox 5-8 meters from my car to the white line my driving speed was less than 30km/hr. there is another singapore registered vios horned me from behind. and when i stopped my car the driver came out and confornted me asking why did i do an emergency brake, i told him the amber light is due to turn red and if i were to speed up i would be caught for beating the red light. he shouted he is driving behind me therefore i should not brake , at this instance his wife joined in the argument and keep repeating his statment that i should just beat the red light. i nstead of endangering their life. i replied to them asking where is his safety distance. seeing he cannot out talk any reason he challenged me to a fight. yes he asked me to get out of the car and fight with him i just wind up my window and drove on when it turns green he did not even bother to give a chase. yes it was an indian driver.

 

Now i would like the blue vios drive to come and meet me to have a fist fight here in singapore.

[Kar_lover]

problem in sg is nowadays too many drivers chiong red light. seriously too many liao. i wonder when TP will do something abt it.

 

Yes, totally agree. Even when my side ALREADY green the driver from the previous green light still go! And not just cars, even large vehicles including public bus. So for those who complain Singapore so many fine, well who ask singapore no self discipline?

[Kar_lover]

it's the same theory for me, 2 arrow stop rule as i had mentioned earlier.

 

To put more clarity on this, it should be when you on the 3rd arrow from the traffic stop line, you stop. When you are on the 2nd arrow from the traffic stop line, you speed up.

 

So when i see 2 arrows in front of me when turning amber, i should be on the 3rd arrow, then i need to stop - the 2 arrow stop rule.

 

From wad i practice, if i am at 80kmh, third arrow amber still can make it.

[Opel17]

just to share my experience, i was in malaysia yesterday, while driving towards multi junction the amber light turn on and i know the timing for it will be very short plus some traffic police was there i did an emergency brake ( the distance is appox 5-8 meters from my car to the white line my driving speed was less than 30km/hr. there is another singapore registered vios horned me from behind. and when i stopped my car the driver came out and confornted me asking why did i do an emergency brake, i told him the amber light is due to turn red and if i were to speed up i would be caught for beating the red light. he shouted he is driving behind me therefore i should not brake , at this instance his wife joined in the argument and keep repeating his statment that i should just beat the red light. i nstead of endangering their life. i replied to them asking where is his safety distance. seeing he cannot out talk any reason he challenged me to a fight. yes he asked me to get out of the car and fight with him i just wind up my window and drove on when it turns green he did not even bother to give a chase. yes it was an indian driver.

 

Now i would like the blue vios drive to come and meet me to have a fist fight here in singapore.

 

You should try asking those nearby traffic police to assist you deal with this vios driver.

[Nzy]

Well, i have encountered several ppl whom E-brake upon seeing the amber light (With Red Light camera)

 

However, IMO as they are already at the last arrow, they should just proceed

 

 

Agree that they should just proceed. But doesn't matter whether they jam brake or not. If u maintain a safe distance u will definitely be more than 3 arrows from the junction if they are at the first arrow. So u will already be braking right? Unless the person behind rushing and was planning to beat red light lo.

[Branteo]

just to share my experience, i was in malaysia yesterday, while driving towards multi junction the amber light turn on and i know the timing for it will be very short plus some traffic police was there i did an emergency brake ( the distance is appox 5-8 meters from my car to the white line my driving speed was less than 30km/hr. there is another singapore registered vios horned me from behind. and when i stopped my car the driver came out and confornted me asking why did i do an emergency brake, i told him the amber light is due to turn red and if i were to speed up i would be caught for beating the red light. he shouted he is driving behind me therefore i should not brake , at this instance his wife joined in the argument and keep repeating his statment that i should just beat the red light. i nstead of endangering their life. i replied to them asking where is his safety distance. seeing he cannot out talk any reason he challenged me to a fight. yes he asked me to get out of the car and fight with him i just wind up my window and drove on when it turns green he did not even bother to give a chase. yes it was an indian driver.

 

Now i would like the blue vios drive to come and meet me to have a fist fight here in singapore.

 

Why would your behavioural pattern be dependent on which country you're in?

 

 

 

[I-LOVE-CARS]

got camera stop

 

no camerra go

 

Haha yea......if not the 12 demerit and fine will u

[5936]

Looking at the ways some drivers behave at traffic lights, the yellow light has no effect on them

In fact, they are playing the red light, or end of green arrows. The will cheong the within 2 seconds after red light, if no cam.