Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Quaint Urban Folk Myth

"If the car in front of you can make a left on yellow-going-red more or less safely, why then, so can you!"

I'd gotten used to seeing my light turn green as a car turned left in front of me -- but now, there are almost always two of them. Talk about coattails, tailgating, coattailgating -- whatever you want to call it.

Look, people. It may be okay to put yourself in a position where, if the light doesn't stay green long enough for you, your only option is to turn on what is really someone else's green light. But if the guy in front of you is doing this, and you're just barging through the intersection all but attached to his rear bumper, then what you're doing is cutting someone off.

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