That happened to me back in '75. My wife and I were driving up a regular city street and were slowing down for a red light. We were still fifty feet from it when it changed green. I accelerated back to 30 mph and was crossing the intersection when a guy trying to beat the yellow light (5-6 seconds late) plowed into us, hitting the passenger side of the car just a few inches behind my wife. Nobody was hurt, and there were several witnesses to testify that the other guy was way late on the light, so I was in no trouble.
When I was first driving my dad told me "The only time you ever run a yellow light is if you are already too close to stop when it changes." My own version is "If you have to accelerate to beat the light, you're doing it wrong."
__________________
“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
|