Apparently, they don't cover this on the driver's exam anymore, so allow me to do society a service, free of charge, and explain to all you uneducated motorists a little-known rule of the road.
A flashing red light is the same thing as a stop sign. It is not some sort of "super" red light that requires you to sit in front of it at a continuous dead stop when no other cars or pedestrians are crossing in front of you. I know this can be confusing, because it's red and flashing, two things you probably associate with stopping and staring. But after you come to that full and complete stop, you can feel free to not have to wait until I blare my horn at you to drive off again.
On a related topic, green arrows, pointing either right or left, also indicate that you can safely drive off in that respective direction. These lights, while pretty to look at, must not distract you from your objective of getting the fuck on with your life and not inspiring me to buy a grenade launcher.
PS - Kaptain Kvetch is now 100 kvetches old! Thanks for reading!
A flashing red light is the same thing as a stop sign. It is not some sort of "super" red light that requires you to sit in front of it at a continuous dead stop when no other cars or pedestrians are crossing in front of you. I know this can be confusing, because it's red and flashing, two things you probably associate with stopping and staring. But after you come to that full and complete stop, you can feel free to not have to wait until I blare my horn at you to drive off again.
On a related topic, green arrows, pointing either right or left, also indicate that you can safely drive off in that respective direction. These lights, while pretty to look at, must not distract you from your objective of getting the fuck on with your life and not inspiring me to buy a grenade launcher.
PS - Kaptain Kvetch is now 100 kvetches old! Thanks for reading!
nice!
ReplyDeleteI guess you now believe in open and unconcealed weapons!
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to add "Green means finishing typing your text message at a leisurely pace and proceed when ever it is that you finish."
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