Re: ****ing red light runners again

Klompmeester wrote:
> "Kev" <kevcat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:481c97ef$0$13945$afc38c87@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Kingsford Smith Drive-Gateway Mwy intersection
>> I'm coming towards the lights(on the drive) I am about 50 metres from
them 
>> when they turn green, there was a B-Double already across the 
>> intersection, entered before he had a red light, just as he clears the 
>> intersection I get off the brakes to get going and a ****wit in a
tipper 
>> decides he wants to get though as well, everyone brakes hard while the 
>> tipper catches the B-Double and has to slow down half way through the 
>> intersection, I was doing around 40kph when the lights changed to green

>> and had started to speed up when the timmer drove in
>>
>> then the very next intersection a Cement Tanker ahead of use just
drives 
>> through the next set of lights, and well in excess of the 60kph limit, 
>> those lights had been red for around 30 seconds
>>
>> and of course the usual "yeah well pull over and we'll talk about it" 
>> response when they are told off for it on the UHF
> 
> As if they would pull over. I guess I'll find out when I fit my UHF.
> 
>> ****wits out there on the roads
>>
> 
> Yep, see it every day, red lights getting ignored by truck drivers.

Yes... I have fond memories of looking in the rear view mirror, only to 
see a semi jackknifed, tyres smoking & rapidly approaching my rear end :)

Apparently he assumed I would run the red light that actually went red 
about 40 metres ahead of us - in a 60 zone - mind you. Amazing. Either 
that, or he was just wasn't paying attention to begin with...



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