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It's the same as when approaching a red light or any other intersection. If you drive all the way up and make a full stop you will have to accelerate from 0 onc
by Too 13y ago
It's the same as when approaching a red light or any other intersection. If you drive all the way up and make a full stop you will have to accelerate from 0 once you get green. If you slow down when you see the red you can be able to roll into the intersection with speed just as the light switches to green effectively giving you a 30km/h headstart or more.
You leave the intersection faster and you save gas by not accelerating. I don't understand why more people don't do this very simple move. The tricky part is timing the switch perfectly which is almost impossible, instead you should just slow down more and more and more and try to never ever fully stop the car fully.
- dsego 13y agoI honestly try this every time and slow down before nearing the intersection. But often there are assholes who overtake and come in front and fill up the road ahead, making me brake and come to a stop as well.
- 3minus1 13y ago> just as the light switches to green effectively giving you a 30km/h headstart or more Please be careful with this. If you immediately occupy an intersection after a light turns green there's a chance you'll get blindsided when another car decides to run a red.