That would make a great bumper sticker ............. Red lights aren't
just a suggestion

Stan

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 18:36:51 -0500 Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
writes:
> A friend of mine once told me that in Massachusetts, a red light is
> just a suggestion . . .  I had
> to very nearly get run over to find out that he wasn't just kidding.
>  =8^O
>
> Marc Perdue
>
> David Brodbeck wrote:
>
> > In my experience that's unnecessary.  I've seen people in turn
> lanes start
> > into the intersection *from almost a dead stop* after the light
> turned
> > back to red.
> >
> > New York is also notorious for red light running.  People there
> have
> > apparently decided that a red light means three more cars can go
> through.
> >
> > People get casual about it, because they know enforcement is lax.
> They
> > risk their lives and the lives of other people to save two minutes
> of
> > travel time.  Then they complain when they get ticketed for it.
>
>

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