Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I made a bit of a mistake last night. I was waiting at these lights in the ASZ. A car was in the lane besides me, and I was watching the other direction's lights. I saw them go onto amber and then red, waited a few seconds, and prepared myself to move off (push off gently). What I didnt notice was that my lights hadnt actually changed and I was still looking at the other direction's. At the last minute I realised and stopped before I went through the junction. I stopped where the bus is on GoogleMaps.
A car had been coming up behind me and must have thought that as I went, it was a green light. When I stopped, he stopped behind me and I just pointed at the lights, turned around and said "I am sure they changed" to the guy behind me. He said sorry and then the lights changed.
About a minute later the guy overtook me and I apologised to him (not sure it was my fault he went through the lights).
In all I hate traffic lights because they never change for cyclists and they mess you about like this one did.
I was lucky that I was checking the junction anyway because I could have been T-boned by someone!
A car had been coming up behind me and must have thought that as I went, it was a green light. When I stopped, he stopped behind me and I just pointed at the lights, turned around and said "I am sure they changed" to the guy behind me. He said sorry and then the lights changed.
About a minute later the guy overtook me and I apologised to him (not sure it was my fault he went through the lights).
In all I hate traffic lights because they never change for cyclists and they mess you about like this one did.
I was lucky that I was checking the junction anyway because I could have been T-boned by someone!