Yellow traffic light. Do you slow down or speed through?

Philippines
April 27, 2007 7:33am CST
When I see a yellow traffic light I usually speed through it. Is that weird? It's a little bit careless but I seem to get used to it. How about you, do you speed through or slow down to stop?
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8 responses
@4cuteboys (4099)
• United States
23 May 07
Usually I speed through. Not good I know, but it's a habit I think now and it's hard to stop. I have been in some situations where it didn't seem like I had enough time to speed thru so I got nervous and smashed on my brakes. But under normal circumstances I just speed through to make it.
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• Philippines
3 Jun 07
Not good. But since you have that habit already it is better to stick to it where you are used to.
• United States
30 May 07
If a light turns yellow and I have enough time and space to stop I will. But sometimes, if I'm going to fast,people behind me are tailgating, and I am really close to the light already..I can't really stop so I'll drive through. But if I can I stop, I never speed through a yellow light just to beat it.
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• Philippines
3 Jun 07
That's ok. You should continue to drive instead of stopping in the middle of the road.
• United States
23 May 07
For me yellow means speed up too! I don't want to sit and wait for the light to turn green again. I would rather take my chances and fly through the intersection. I hate waiting at red lights
• Philippines
23 May 07
You are a risk taker.
@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
26 May 07
Neither because I still don't know how to drive at my age. I have been keeping it off for years now. I am just one of those people who prefers to let other people drive me around. I don't want to add driving stress to my long list of stress.
@emma412 (1156)
• United States
27 Apr 07
I always used to speed through when I could. I know most of the traffic lights around here and you have to be careful because some of them are really quick and you can't run them. I have a newborn daughter though and have been stopping a lot more for the yellow lights. I guess your priorities change, I can wait those few extra minutes.
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• Philippines
27 Apr 07
That's true, you just need to have mindset that when it's yellow it's time to slow down. It's safer this way.
@bigcage (108)
• China
23 May 07
most new drivers will slow down, but to people with several years experiences , not easy to say. my little brother always speed up when yellow light, even in no hurry , everyone in my family just think his personality, i self is caution of safety, so i would rather wait the light.
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• Philippines
3 Jun 07
That's true being cautious is alway good. I sometimes play between cautious and aggressor and it's not good. I sometimes find myself in akward traffic situation. Stick to being cautious.
• United States
23 May 07
I usually speed through as well, unless I'm pretty far back when it turns yellow. There have been a couple of times the light has turned red while i'm still passing through the intersection, so yeah I probably need to slow down and stop when I see the yellow light unless i'm right at the intersection.
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• United States
23 May 07
I guess you could add me to the long list of reckless drivers because I also speed through them. LOL. It's very rare if I actually slow down for them.