manton
manton

Someone ran a red light in front of me today, probably a good second after the light changed. I was in no great hurry to get anywhere and waited, otherwise I would’ve been sideswiped. You never know when you’ll get a second lease on life.

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davidmarsden
davidmarsden

@manton happens every day here. If you don’t follow a runner it’s not unusual for someone behind to honk or go past you and take a chance. Complete madness!

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renevanbelzen
renevanbelzen

@manton Not having stoplights, but roundabouts instead, would’ve prevented all this.

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manton
manton

@markstos Wow, close call! Glad no one was hurt.

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jn@c.im
jn@c.im

@manton Glad you’re OK!

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tylerknowsnothing
tylerknowsnothing

@manton My two most memorable near-death experiences due to idiots running red lights. First, back in the early 90’s sitting at a light on Huntington Dr. in Arcadia, a van blew through a red and hit the back of a VW Bug and it span around 2-3 times about five feet in front of me. Second, back in the mid-late 2010’s sitting at a light behind a Camry with big rigs in the left turn lane to our left, the light turns green and the Camry pulls out, then stops, about a second later a Chevy Spark flies through the intersection from our left and slams into the first car in the lane to our right that didn’t pause. The Spark was doing at least 40 MPH, spun hard, and rolled over on its roof, sliding into the light pole on the opposite corner. Nobody moved after that, doors flew open, and people rushed over.

Fun stuff.

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apoorplayer
apoorplayer

@renevanbelzen Yes to roundabouts.

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eurobubba
eurobubba

@manton Hope you gave ‘em a good loud honking-at!

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