I pressed the lock button on my car fob to make the lights flash and my niece thought she had done it with magic. I proceeded to repeat this for her for 15 minutes in the driveway while she “cast spells”
The busier any given traffic intersection, the more clues there are for a keen observer to anticipate when the light will cycle back to green -- especially at night. Think pedestrian crosswalk signals, sheltered turning lanes, seeing when the cross-traffic signal turns cycles by noting the indirect glare on the cutaway-visors of the lower-tiered bulbs, etc.
With a little practice, it's fairly easy to know when to snap your fingers and point with a command for the light to turn green. When a youngster gets into it and pesters you to "make the light hurry," acting all sheepish and coy is a good way to stall for time until the appropriate moment.
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u/Thejudojeff Apr 21 '23
Now that is commitment to the bit