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Old 08-07-2017, 02:42 AM   #9 (permalink)
puddleglum
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Originally Posted by JockoT View Post
I have slipped through a set of lights at my point of no return and had two or three vehicles follow me!
I like RedDevil's approach best. That's what I have tended to do.
I know what you mean. I just sneak through yellow lights often, wondering if I made it before it turned red, just to see one or two more cars behind me that could have stopped for sure.
I often coast up to green lights that I think I may not make as well. I do it engine off though and it works well. I take the risk of trying to make the light when I can't EOC cause I think idling through the red light is worse. Then again, sometimes I miss and take a double hit. Choices, choices.
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