Remember to slow down, even on a green light because just easing your foot off the gas gives you more time to react if necessary.
Intersections are particularly dangerous places to drive through lately. It’s logical that when two roads intersect the prospect for collision rises substantially. What makes things more dangerous is that most times one vehicle has an advantage over the other one.
Other factors at play, of course, are pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicycles. As I’ve written about many times, they are no match for a vehicle, particularly when a large vehicle, like a 4X4, an SUV or a commercial vehicle is involved. About 25% of all pedestrian road deaths occur at intersections. A fresh green light is pretty much the same as a red light in terms of your safety. This is especially true at night when incidents of intoxication and carelessness rise.
Following too closely at intersections causes a lot of crashes. In fact, the rear end collision is probably the most common factor in accidents around or in an intersection. Yellow lights are every bit as important as red lights. Running either one carries the same fine and penalty points. A yellow light means you must stop unless you can’t do it safely. Yellows don’t mean speed it up a bit because it’s not red yet or as long as I’m driving safely I can cruise on through. They mean stop — unless it’s unsafe.
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