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Being a transplant from Europe I was always surprised by the US drivers attitude towards a yellow light. In Europe a yellow light means 'red light imminent, attempt to stop if it is safe to do so'. In the US a yellow light seems to mean 'last chance to beat the imminent red light'.
I'm living close to a parkway and 90% of the (frequent) accidents are caused by people jumping the red light and being hit by people who start drag racing when the light turns green. It is so insane that I've had people accelerating around me over the left turn lane when I was braking for a yellow light. With the obvious risk of sounding like an old fart I'd like to state that traffic light and stop signs are there to give everyone a chance to cross an intersection safely. Yeah, yeah, we're all experienced and good drivers, but not everyone is.
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