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The problem is yellows seem to be pretty inconsistent as to how long they last. Sometimes they last for a good 5 seconds, while others last for what seems like less than a second. I've been stopping at yellows if I'm not within a certain distance of it when it changes to yellow, and luckily I've managed to avoid having to stop short. Though, if stopping at a yellow creates a hazard for the person behind you (and I agree it can), then chances are they were tailgating you, which is always hazardous.
The law is that the length of the yellow light has to be proportionate to the speed of the road.
I'm betting most of them don't know they're out. What gets me are the people driving at night with no HEADlights! Even with city/town/highway lights, you HAVE to notice you have no headlights, right?
Many of the people driving with no headlights on are drunk drivers, especially at 3-4am.
If you take a nice leisurely drive down Hempstead Tpke with no headlights on a Saturday night, you will be stopped promptly and asked to blow into a PBT!
It is....but it actually goes "don't flash your lights when you see someone with their headlights off, it's a gang initiation rite to ride around with no headlights and then when someone flashes theirs, you KILL THEM!!!" It is indeed, one of the sillier urban legends out there:
Absolutely, especially in NJ. This is part of why our insurance rates are so high, there are so many rear end accidents.
I remember coming across an article (on dailybeast I think) and NY actually came in safer than most state's drivers. #34 on the most dangerous list.
I thought the big reason our rates are higher is because of the fraud that goes on here (medical and theft) and the higher claims payed out in the NY metro area.
If I want to stop at a yellow light, no cop is going to write a ticket that will stand up in cout for doing just that, especially in bad weather! If I need to slam on my brakes to avoid a ticket, and someone ends up rearending me, guess who's fault it is?
I can't count the number of times i've slowed down to an impending red and the guy has to swerve onto the shoulder or the left turn lane to avoid hitting me.
Someone rear-ended me when I had to stop at a yellow I would've normally run. It was raining but there was a cop to my left waiting for his light to turn green. The lady behind me thought I was going for it and couldn't stop in the wet. Umm lady... don't assume, for one, and don't follow so closely when it's RAINING. Cop wrote up the report right there. The kicker... the lady's husband says to the cop that I confused them by tapping my brakes (to try and stop in the wet). More like I saved them from getting a ticket for running a red.
I check my rear-view mirror a lot when I'm driving. If someone is tailing me too closely and it's wet out, I don't care about a possible ticket, I will go through the yellow. It's not worth the risk of being rear-ended (even if it is their fault) and having to deal with whiplash, slipped disks, and other fun stuff that will destroy your quality of life as you get older.
I thought the big reason our rates are higher is because of the fraud that goes on here (medical and theft) and the higher claims payed out in the NY metro area.
Huge fraud problem, medical mills, and no-fault insurance where you automatically get $50K coverage with every NY auto policy...doctors see a patient who has been in auto accident and it's cha-ching.....no deductibles, no referrals, just treat treat treat as much as possible till the insurance co schedules its own exam. Can't tell you how many claims I handled where I asked the person "how are you feeling" and the reply was "my doctor says I need at least 90 days of treatment". Not "I'm a little sore" - only what their doctor tells them to say.
Add in the fact that anyone who lives in Brooklyn seems genetically predisposed to commit fraud and it's crazy.
Huge fraud problem, medical mills, and no-fault insurance where you automatically get $50K coverage with every NY auto policy...doctors see a patient who has been in auto accident and it's cha-ching.....no deductibles, no referrals, just treat treat treat as much as possible till the insurance co schedules its own exam. Can't tell you how many claims I handled where I asked the person "how are you feeling" and the reply was "my doctor says I need at least 90 days of treatment". Not "I'm a little sore" - only what their doctor tells them to say.
Add in the fact that anyone who lives in Brooklyn seems genetically predisposed to commit fraud and it's crazy.
Spot on post, twingles. Wanted to add this recent bust.
Maybe we need to rethink this "$50,000 in no-fault medical coverage" on every policy.
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The kicker... the lady's husband says to the cop that I confused them by tapping my brakes (to try and stop in the wet). More like I saved them from getting a ticket for running a red.
