[Gllug] Meaning of Amber

[Xander D Harkness]

On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 16:14, will wrote:
> > On Tuesday 12 Aug 2003 1:53 pm, will wrote:
> >> > Maybe they should rewrite the Highway Code; generally Amber means
> >> 'shove you foot down on the right hand pedal and get through the
> >> lights
> >> >  before they turn red' !!      :-)
> >>
> >> My favourite is 'when at a junction with yellow hatching, continue to
> >> go through any red lights to enable you to queue up across the
> >> junction, the yellow lines will make your car look good, and therefore
> >> make you look cool.'
> >
> > This can be extended in the Croydon area - "and when you stop on a
> > yellow  hatched area at a Tramway crossing, you'll cause delays to
> > hundreds of folks,  and endanger your stupid life as well"!
> 
> I think that there is a general rule, 'The tram is never too close for you
> to cross the tracks'.
I was amazed that someone was killed by a tram in the first week of
operation.  They are very large, noisy and do not move fast through
pedestrian areas.  I would think that one would have to try very hard to
get killed by a tram :-)

Xander
> 
> Will (Tram user).
> 
> 


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