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Re:Light Traffic by rahimnathwani on Sunday January 14, 2018 @03:24PM (#16146169)
"The car will never ever stop for you"

This hasn't been my experience. At least twice in the last 7 years, a car has stopped when about to do a right-on-red, to allow me to cross. Sure, that's 0.01% of the time, but not never :)

"The car will ... will adjust its speed and swerve slightly to avoid a collision"

This also does not match my experience. Whether or not I make eye contact with a driver, it's very rare that they make enough of an adjustment to their speed or direction to avoid a collision. I always have to stop, or adjust my speed+/direction.

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Re:Light Traffic by seanmcdirmid on Sunday January 14, 2018 @03:31PM (#16146202)
As for (a), it was probably a foreigner.

As for (b), it only counts if traffic is going slow enough, and it should be part of a human wave. Otherwise, it is a bit like a game of frogger.

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Re:Light Traffic by rahimnathwani on Sunday January 14, 2018 @03:42PM (#16146272)
Maybe. I was so stunned I didn't think to ask where they were from.

Yes, like a game of frogger.

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