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Subject: Re: is slowing down before traffic lights illegal? Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:20:52 +0800

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 07:41:11 +1000, "RogerM"
wrote:

>
>"Borked Pseudo Mailed" wrote in message
>news:e8fbe08efae874ac3d21373e254c3ee2@pseudo.borked.net...
>> As soon as I see a light change to red, I lift my
>> foot from accelerator, and coast to the light.
>> So I am going 50 ... 40 ... 30 km/h before I reach
>> the lights. Sometimes the light is green before
>> I get there, so I can accelerate away if there is
>> an empty lane. I go past the stopped cars who
>> brake at last minute and wait. Sometimes the light
>> is still red and I must brake also.
>> Now one of my wife's friends says my slowing down
>> a long way before the traffic light could get me
>> a $200 fine!
>> Is this ilegal in any state?
>>
>
>With any luck, a "B" Double will be behind you with faulty brakes.
>
>Roger

Now, that would be illegal......