mackar
Über Member
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
How is the respect for traffic lights in UK? Do people stop for red or do they just go on? In Sweden a lot of people don't care for some reason.
No respect for traffic lights
- Thread starter mackar
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beanzontoast
Guru
- Location
- South of The Peaks
Most cyclists I see respect red lights, but generally on every ride through the city I'll see a few cyclists going through red lights. Motorists are generally better at obeying red lights in my experience, though there's at least one busy roundabout I can think of where it's common to see motorists go through a light at speed after it has changed to red.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
It's very mixed in London, from always to amber gambling to only when I really, really, really have to. But, looking at the video, nearly all the cyclists are riding at pedestrian speed so there's no problem. Whereas in London there are a fair number of commuting time triallers with an altogether more athletic road style. I'd say that, of these, most ride pretty much like the rest of the vehicles - amber gambling but generally stopping at a solid red light.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Only because they see less opportunity. I commute early am & find motorists jumping red lights at speed is common place on lights which don't have have cameras.
Miquel In De Rain
No Longer Posting
Totally pointless,we moan about motorists trying to save a few seconds then I see this done day in day out,Hypocrites.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I only saw one cyclist last night and that was me, I stopped at a red at the new farce of junction built to accommodate a new supermarket (which announced last week it isn't starting till next year!). After a minute the van next to me and car behind the van decided it had got sick of waiting and ran the red. That's actually pretty representative of here in general and the only rlj by cyclists I see regularly, is temp ones in the middle of nowhere and I see more car rlj. When I was down south rlj by cyclists was much more prevalent but was that because there was a higher number of casual cyclists.
addictfreak
Guru
- Location
- Boldon, Tyne and Wear
I actually have a friend who for some obscure reason thinks its more dangerous to stop at red lights! Can't quite get my head round that one.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Its a common excuse used, folk spuriously suggest a driver will run into the back of then if they stop or in rlj'ing they place their self outside of traffic and think they are more visible (another spurious one IMO).
Hip Priest
Veteran
Most cyclists I see stop at reds. I always stop, though I hqve been guily of a bit of amber-gambling now and again, on two wheels and four.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Those bloody cyclists always going through red lights!
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Gretzky's Office
Regular
If there's nothing coming and you're turning off a main road in to a deserted minor road with no-one crossing it, what's the harm in turning left on a red light?
I will also "jump" red lights at roadworks if I can see the other light has gone red holding the traffic. I get ahead of the traffic waiting at my end and more of them will get through as there isn't a queue building up behind me.
Also, technically going over the stop line (so pretending there is an ASL where there isn't one) is jumping the light. But so what? It's safer than sitting in the blind spot of someone or even in front of someone who thinks they've enough time to pass you and then turn left when they haven't.
I would "jump" the lights in 2 of those scenarios in my car to be honest
I will also "jump" red lights at roadworks if I can see the other light has gone red holding the traffic. I get ahead of the traffic waiting at my end and more of them will get through as there isn't a queue building up behind me.
Also, technically going over the stop line (so pretending there is an ASL where there isn't one) is jumping the light. But so what? It's safer than sitting in the blind spot of someone or even in front of someone who thinks they've enough time to pass you and then turn left when they haven't.
I would "jump" the lights in 2 of those scenarios in my car to be honest
Peter Armstrong
Über Member
I like it when he shakes his head after each one
Miquel In De Rain
No Longer Posting
Dont agree with jumping reds but im with you about advanced positioning for the reason of dodgy cars,don't know if im right or wrong though.It's not to gain advantage,because I wait for the lights to change,but alas I dont make it a priority to get to the front anymore.
Some of those were shocking.I like the last one with the community officer picking nose.
