Re: [ST] Visitors guide to driving in Ireland

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

this also reminds me of a story (unconfirmed) whereby certain states
made it universally illegal to make a right turn on a red light solely
because there were too many instances where drivers then assumed that
they were not required to stop first (or even slow down for that matter)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emile Nossin" <Emile@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Visitors guide to driving in Ireland


> >From: MFay@xxxxxxxxx
> >3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less
> >chance you have of getting hit.
>
> Reminds me of the tale of the visitor to Ireland who took a cab from
> the railway station and was appalled to find that the driver
> completely ignored red traffic lights. When he mentioned his concerns
> the driver said, 'Ah, me and my brother always go straight through red
> lights.'
>
> The fear-inducing journey continued until they were coming up to some
> red lights that conveniently flicked over to green. Immediately the
> driver stood on the brakes, coming to a screeching halt. 'Why on earth
> have you stopped?' asked the incredulous passenger. 'Ah, to be sure,'
> said the driver, 'my brother might well be coming the other way.'
>




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