Safety Message: Red Light Runners

[theGinsue]

Below is a youtube link of many red light runners. Some of these are kind of funny, others are really serious. Either way it is very important to be
aware and vigilant at red lights. Please take a few minutes to view this video and have a safe June.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=-qvXbIenivk


If you look at this video, I guarantee you'll look around a lot more at intersections.

In several of these videos, if you look close, you can see the bodies that come flying out of the vehicles - because the passengers weren't wearing seat belts.

Colorado drivers are notorious for running red lights. Even if you have a green light, look both ways before proceeding, it could save your life!!!

Watching this video compilation showing the results of people running "red" lights it may get you to think twice as you approach any intersection. Just because the light is "green" in your direction doesn't mean it's totally safe to go through the intersection expecting all traffic is stopped at the red light. Some of these show that people are totally asleep at the wheel.

Probably texting.

[Irving]

I've seen the one at about 4:30 before. That white truck that runs the light and hits everyone else has a dog in the truck bed that goes flying.

[Elhuero]

I love the one with the two fire trucks, and the instant karma of snaking the turn lane right in front of a cop.

That said, I am against red light and speed cameras.

[BigBear]

Wow... some of those lights were red for like 3 or 4 seconds and people still went right through them!!

I was involved in a MAJOR car wreck when I was younger, so I always drive with a bit more care... but some of these are.... just Wow...

[StagLefty]

]If you look at this video, I guarantee you'll look around a lot more at intersections.

I saw this awhile back and it made me look around at every light.

[trlcavscout]

I am all for "red light" cameras. I have seen several fatal accidents in Las Vegas and here from people that believe they are in that much more of a hurry then everyone else. I seen a pedestrian get hit sun night on Colfax by someone who didnt have time to stop.

Friday night me and the kids were bored so we went to the gas station to get candy bars. I almost got T-boned by a Dodge pickup (I was in my wifes car and it was on the highway, 50 mph zone), the guy ran the red light about 45 seconds after I had the green light. If I hadnt seen it in time he would have nailed my 8 year olds door. Then he honked at me and sped off. If I wouldnt have had the kids with me I would have went and had a talk with him. It was very close to being a real bad night!

[Irving]

I don't think that red light cameras will stop people from running red lights at full speed like in your example trlcavscout. However, I do believe that they cut down on people making left turns through red arrows. People who do that irritate me very much.

[theGinsue]

Back around 1994, my wife t-boned a guy who did just that (made a left turn right in front of her - SHE had the right-of-way). He got a ticket. She had a major bruise across her chest, was in pain for weeks, needed help getting up when she laid down, and totalled her less than 2 year old car - THEN HIS insurance company had the audacity to offer us about 1/3 of what her car was truly worth. I tried to discuss it with them over the phone - they hung up on me repeatedly. I went to speak to them in person - they threatened to call the police on me when I raised the BS flag to their "comparable vehicle" which was 4 years older, a whole different syle and had more than 100k miles than my wifes car. Things got really ugly with them for a while.

Having a recording a their drivers actions to potentially take to court could have been enough to get them to change their tune pretty danged quick.

[Irving]

Having a recording a their drivers actions to potentially take to court could have been enough to get them to change their tune pretty danged quick.

No it wouldn't have. They already accepted liability (all the video would prove) and they were just dicking you around on the price.

[clublights]

The Way I've dealt with insurance companies has been fairly simple .. assuming there are no physical injuries in your car ......

mention that lawyer you saw on late night TV and how your starting to get an itchy dialing finger........

I've had checks in a matter of hours after that. ( got rear ended at a stop light by a drunk driver. had a check in my hand in less then 7 days from the time of the accident)