driving at 60-70km/h when amber flashes
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jus now this happened to me... hai..
den i brake suddenly lor.. and i stopped over the stop line by quite alot.. den had to reverse abit...
very sia suey..
the car behind me oso ignore the amber jus chiong across...
wad should i do the next time this happens again??
i think im giving women drivers a bad name.
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amber, stop only when it's safe...
if you are driving at that speed, just go through...
keep your wits about you when you're driving yah?
after a while, experience will guide you -
drop gear & chiong u e brake like tis, @ this speed, car behind u might not have enough time to stop & will hit u!
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If you ever do that again, better check your rear view. I don't want to be behind you.
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Take this as the guide line.... at traffic light junction you will see three arrows...Originally posted by Steph84:jus now this happened to me... hai..
den i brake suddenly lor.. and i stopped over the stop line by quite alot.. den had to reverse abit...
very sia suey..
the car behind me oso ignore the amber jus chiong across...
wad should i do the next time this happens again??
i think im giving women drivers a bad name.
If you cross or within the parimeter of the direction arrow just continue at your speed and you will be able to cross the traffic without beating the redlight. Any before the three arrows you will have to stop.
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dont worry too much about it, woman drivers already have got a bad name.
yours is considered nothing...
around last month at about 6.50am at PIE.
got a champion woman driver missed the exit and tried to reverse back! made a whole row of cars jam brake! i almost hit the car in front.. luckily wasnt tailgating
there's another time whereby a taxi driver, instead of speeding up to overtake a van driving on the third lane at around 60km/h, the taxi driver actually slam the brakes making me test my braking system! i was telling myself "WTF taxi driver so lousy ?! even L plate will know how to speed up and overtake!"
i sped up to take a look... and guess what i saw ? yes a female taxi driver
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I know in Singapore TP got test your e-brakes, but e-brakes not to be abused one.
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i think driving at a safety distance the best.
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Not sure? Next time slow down a little when you approach a traffic light. I have heard stories about poeple e-braking before a red light and end up facing the traffic. Quite dangerous.Originally posted by Steph84:......
den i brake suddenly lor.. and i stopped over the stop line by quite alot.. den had to reverse abit...
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wad should i do the next time this happens again?? -
It's more dangerous if you stop so suddenly... the car behind you might not have enough time to brake... then it might hit your rear... if you're within one or 2 arrows from the light and it just changed to amber, then speed up and go through... most probably will make it, unless the light changes very far... as long as you're past the stop line before it turns red, you're safe...Originally posted by wbucket:Not sure? Next time slow down a little when you approach a traffic light. I have heard stories about poeple e-braking before a red light and end up facing the traffic. Quite dangerous. -
What Praetorian111 said is right. Take the 3 arrow markings on the road as the guide. But I would advice you to step on the accelerator if it flashes amber when you are within the 3 arrows. Get flashed by camera is a freaking 6 or 12 point deduction(not too sure how many. Just know is a lot).
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the golden rule, follow the 3 arrows on the road,Originally posted by Steph84:jus now this happened to me... hai..
den i brake suddenly lor.. and i stopped over the stop line by quite alot.. den had to reverse abit...
very sia suey..
the car behind me oso ignore the amber jus chiong across...
wad should i do the next time this happens again??
i think im giving women drivers a bad name.
past 1st arrow, slow down to designated speed. if turn amber, slow down and stop, u should b able to stop exactly.
past 2nd arrow, still green, ok no problem, just drive thru. if turn amber, u still b able to stop provided u were on designated speed.
past 3rd arrow, turn amber, just drive thru provided the cars across the road r not anxious to turn, no fines -
it also depends on your car speed. if you are on the 1st arrow and driving too slowly (like 60) you will not go through in time. from personal experience, i feel it is safer to use 2nd arrow as guide.Originally posted by carmour:What Praetorian111 said is right. Take the 3 arrow markings on the road as the guide. But I would advice you to step on the accelerator if it flashes amber when you are within the 3 arrows. Get flashed by camera is a freaking 6 or 12 point deduction(not too sure how many. Just know is a lot). -
amber???? drive faster!
red? knn... bo bian.... -
yea man... saw this before too. damn funny lor.... but lucky that time the road not much car.Originally posted by route:dont worry too much about it, woman drivers already have got a bad name.
yours is considered nothing...
around last month at about 6.50am at PIE.
got a champion woman driver missed the exit and tried to reverse back! made a whole row of cars jam brake! i almost hit the car in front.. luckily wasnt tailgating -
i slow down when approaching junctions to avoid this problem.
my car would then be slow enough to halt before the stop line if amber starts flashing; also, no fear of being rear-ended as the car behind would have noticed me slowing down and thus would have either switched to the lane on my right or slowed down as well. -
The amber light flashes???Originally posted by zulu4:i slow down when approaching junctions to avoid this problem.
my car would then be slow enough to halt before the stop line if amber starts flashing; also, no fear of being rear-ended as the car behind would have noticed me slowing down and thus would have either switched to the lane on my right or slowed down as well. -
Amber light flash = traffic light spoil
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Originally posted by zeroex:Amber light flash = traffic light spoil
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if u follow a safe distace it shld not be of much prob unless ur brakes are cranky oredi..Originally posted by ditzy:If you ever do that again, better check your rear view. I don't want to be behind you. -
Just do whatever you think is safe. At most pay some $$. Singapore amber traffic light timing is ridiculously fast and I often had to drive through due to safety consideration. Never been booked or photographed though.
Anyway, ever got people rule of thumb is if you are within two arrows before the traffic light, than go. If more than that, stop. I still think best is if you can make a judgement calll if it is safe to stop according to your speed and traffic condition though. -
NEVER daydream when driving. Especially approaching traffic light junctions.
It's fortunate there isn't a motorcyclist behind you. Or you could end up answerable to the motorcyclist's broken neck or worst, the loss of his life.
Focus on driving, when driving. -
Well this is when ur rear view mirror comes into good use.
As for me... when i am driving and approaching a traffic light junction. I will always glance at the rear view mirror for the vehicle rite behind me... if there is no one behind me or very far behind... when it suddenly changed red... if i feel i can stop in time... i will jam the brakes... if someone is quite near to me from the mirror i see... den i just accelerate and go loh.
Anyway no one should be travelling so freaking fast when approaching a traffic light junction mah unless those very quiet roads... den most prob the light will only turn red if the other direction have cars waiting and hit on the road sensors.
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Well, here's my motoring opinion:
>> Roads in "quiet" or "isolated" locations, needs more attention.
A lot of people think that they can let their guard down in isolated or quiet locations, and this is dangerous. Because of this mentality, serious accidents occur because someone, thinking that there is no traffic, beats a red light only to crash head-on with a motorbike or andother vehicle.
The more quiet a road is, the more alert you must become.