09-17-2012, 11:12 PM
It depends. Yellow lights aren't some kind of cryptic puzzle or anything.
Once you drive for a while and are able to gauge distances at speed more correctly (and are actually -paying attention-), you also magically gain the ability to have a rough idea of how long yellow lights last from actually seeing them.
I used to stop on every yellow when I was new to driving but now that I can gauge distances I generally speed up a bit to get through them. Yeah, I stop at some, but nowhere near as often.
It's as simple as:
![[Image: yellowlight.png]](http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e140/Vipershark/yellowlight.png)
Of course that's a bit more simplified and depending on traffic layout and stuff each light can be different, but this is pretty much the basic thought process on any yellow light.
Once you drive for a while and are able to gauge distances at speed more correctly (and are actually -paying attention-), you also magically gain the ability to have a rough idea of how long yellow lights last from actually seeing them.
I used to stop on every yellow when I was new to driving but now that I can gauge distances I generally speed up a bit to get through them. Yeah, I stop at some, but nowhere near as often.
It's as simple as:
Of course that's a bit more simplified and depending on traffic layout and stuff each light can be different, but this is pretty much the basic thought process on any yellow light.