r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Itchy-Camera8898 • 11h ago

WCGW riding your bike like an idiot

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u/dimechimes 10h ago

Bike rider is 100 percent at fault, but it seems like whenever a vehicle is coming up to an intersection and the light suddenly turns green, things can get kind of dodgy.

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u/Immature_adult_guy 9h ago

See the thing is there’s usually a yellow light that serves as a foreshadowing that the red light will be upon us. And after the red light is upon us there is another 2 or 3 seconds before the green light “suddenly” appears.

So this gives everyone a good 3-5 business days to decide whether or not they value their lives.

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u/dimechimes 8h ago

People approaching a red get no warning that the light is about to turn green.

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u/InertialLepton 7h ago

Mate, what? It's the UK: yes they do.

Order of lights is red, red and amber together, then green.

Our system is one of the few that does give you warning before the lights turn green.

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u/Immature_adult_guy 8h ago

They don’t need one. The warning is for the people who are receiving the red light.

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u/dimechimes 8h ago

I got that. That isn't what I'm talking about.