NineEleven
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No of course I am not suspecting the traffic light allows both sides to move at the same time. What I am saying here is, if the timing to change from green to red is too fast, cars travelling on a clear straight road may not have enough time to respond when they see the change very near to the traffic light. The theory is that car should slow down as they approach the traffic light regardless of the traffic light signal situation to react and anticipate the change.
How many of us actually slow down without any reasons with a clear road ahead and ho many of us actually beat the traffic light by increasing speed so as not to be caught by the camera? If we know when it is going to change, then you will have the opportunity to react and slow down. People behind you also know your purpose and not that you feel the light is going to change anytime.
I must qualify that I am not justifying for the ferrari incident but just my personal experiences on the road.
At the speed he was travelling, he should've saw the amber then red light few hundred metres before but stopping or even slowing down was not in his mind. If he had more alcohol than he can handled, then he should've taken a cab :angry:
In Malaysia & China, they have countdown timers on the traffic lights so we know how long to wait. Singapore tried a pilot project on this many years ago @ the ECP/AYE exit towards Rochor/Beach rd junction (very near the accident site) but IIRC they quoted S$30K per system!!! If that's so expensive, how can Malaysia afford it even in their small towns?
Look at the video. There was more than enough time for him to stop... IF he had been driving at legal speeds!
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