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Pet Peeve a da Week: Hurry Up and Stop!

Friday, February 29th, 2008

We all know how traffic lights work. They’re green a while, then red a while, and yellow just a bit between. If we have someplace to go–hence being in the car–isn’t it common practice to look down the road at the traffic lights to see what lies ahead? When I see a light go red, I lift my foot off the gas and coast until I have to brake. This saves gas and reduces brake wear. Some people are oblivious to the whole lights-follow-a-pattern thing. It’s like a race to see who gets to stop first.  If you’re behind me and the light ahead changes, I’m not gonna stay on the gas till I hit minimum braking distance from 30 to zero then kill-stomp the brake pedal. You can roar around indignant if you want…. They’re your brakes.  Â

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MotorMouth Kris Palmer, freelance auto writer and editor, blogs about vintage cars, the collectible auto scene and just about anything else that goes vroom.

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