Comments on: The Dreaded Red Light http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/312 for Motorcoach Drivers and Passengers Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:40:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JWS http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/312/comment-page-1#comment-1438 JWS Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:45:24 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=312#comment-1438 Not a bad idea, but wouldn't it be nicer if the light would not turn red. It seems to me that with the light turning red, if you have a "paranoid" driver, he would concentrate more on that little red light than the rest of his trip. Take new drivers for example. They not only want to do a good job for the customer, they want to keep their job. I can just imagine if it were me on my first trip alone and something happened that caused that red light to come on. I would concentrate more on that red light for the rest of the trip than I should. Taking my mind off the job at hand. A similar situation with traffic cams happened to me on my first trip into Washington DC alone. I had been told by many many drivers not to run a red light in DC. They would mail you a ticket from a traffic cam if you were caught. That whole trip I caught myself "slamming" on my brakes at every yellow light I got caught with and more than once my passengers paid the price. Nothing serious, but it was not as smooth of a trip as it should have been. From that trip on, I made up my mind, I was not going to think of those cameras, my concern was my passengers. If I were caught by a red light because I refused to slam my passengers into the seat in front of them, so be it. They were my main concern, not some camera or some "red light". Not a bad idea, but wouldn’t it be nicer if the light would not turn red. It seems to me that with the light turning red, if you have a “paranoid” driver, he would concentrate more on that little red light than the rest of his trip. Take new drivers for example. They not only want to do a good job for the customer, they want to keep their job. I can just imagine if it were me on my first trip alone and something happened that caused that red light to come on. I would concentrate more on that red light for the rest of the trip than I should. Taking my mind off the job at hand. A similar situation with traffic cams happened to me on my first trip into Washington DC alone. I had been told by many many drivers not to run a red light in DC. They would mail you a ticket from a traffic cam if you were caught. That whole trip I caught myself “slamming” on my brakes at every yellow light I got caught with and more than once my passengers paid the price. Nothing serious, but it was not as smooth of a trip as it should have been. From that trip on, I made up my mind, I was not going to think of those cameras, my concern was my passengers. If I were caught by a red light because I refused to slam my passengers into the seat in front of them, so be it. They were my main concern, not some camera or some “red light”.

]]> By: EightWheels http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/312/comment-page-1#comment-41 EightWheels Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:22:32 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=312#comment-41 Derek, the number one rule for driving smoothly in NYC: Don't drive in NYC on days the cabs are there. LOL. Good idea, though -- I'll write more on smooth driving soon. Derek, the number one rule for driving smoothly in NYC: Don’t drive in NYC on days the cabs are there. LOL.

Good idea, though — I’ll write more on smooth driving soon.

]]> By: Derek Luther http://eightwheels.com/blog/archives/312/comment-page-1#comment-39 Derek Luther Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:10:55 +0000 http://eightwheels.com/blog/?p=312#comment-39 I, too, have been "victim" to the red light. Mine was an NYC cab that came into my lane and hit the brakes in order to pick up a new fare! Maybe you could share some tips for smooth driving in another post! I, too, have been “victim” to the red light. Mine was an NYC cab that came into my lane and hit the brakes in order to pick up a new fare!

Maybe you could share some tips for smooth driving in another post!

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