"whisky-dave" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 20 June 2018 11:10:24 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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whisky-dave wrote:
Before they go green, either yellow or amber is shonw which indicated
proceed with caution which you are leagly able to do BEFORE the light
goes green so WTF are you talking about jumping green lights is this
some sort of sex thing you aussie do while the sheep rest.

The amber before green does not mean move off. It means prepare to move
off when the green light shows.

Hence a green light can not be jumped.

The fact that some people *do* cross the line before the green light shows
that it (physically) can be jumped, even though it must not be. That assumes
that you interpret "jump a green light" as meaning "set off before the green
light appears", subtly different from "jump a red light" which means "set
off after the red light appears and after the green has disappeared".

Of course, all of this discussion does not apply to cyclists, some of whom
don't just go through lights immediately after they have turned amber/red or
before they have turned green but also at *any* stage while the lights are
red, have been for some time and are not likely to turn green any time soon.
Some cyclists seem to think that they are allowed to go through red lights
and then expect other road users (who have a green light) to give way to
them. Or am I being cynical?

I cycle as I drive, obeying all the same rules of stopping at non-green
lights or at zebra crossings with people on. Sadly I appear to be in the
minority.