We don’t have that problem in Texas. It’s not that we don’t have situations with our lights and signals. It’s because the drivers here don’t obey them so we don’t trust our safety to what the other driver is supposed to do.
St. Peter probably heard, “But I had the right of way.” at least a half a billion times.
Ah, the European system.
My husband: "you have the right of way!"
Me, keeping a wary eye on the cross street, "Um-hum. But if the other guy wants it I am not arguing with him."
“St. Peter probably heard, “But I had the right of way.” at least a half a billion times.”
A green light gives permission, not an order.
When I was in Jr Hi School, 1956 or so, they handed out a booklet on defensive driving. IIRC, it was called “Misguided Missle.”
There was a page that had this limerick:
Here lies the body of Daren Gray,
He died while taking his right of way.
He was right, dead right, as he sped along,
But alas, he's just as dead now as if he'd been all wrong.
For some reason that little ditty has stuck we me for these 50 plus years.
It amazes me how people just blow through a traffic light that's not working, is completely dark! State law says it's a four-way stop, but anyone who dares try to stop runs the risk of being shoved into the intersection!