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I've driven at least a million miles, maybe two million. Even when I started (1955) somebody had already invented the amber light, giving traffic a few seconds warning that the light would be red soon. I have never, not once, seen a car go through a red light after a normal relaxed-but-attentive start from a green light. Sure, I've seen a few people running the yellow, and maybe a few that went through after it turned red. But it takes (me) at least three seconds to get my car out into the cross traffic lane after the light changed, and anybody who would run a red that late has probably killed himself before he got to me.
Turnabout being fair play, if YOU are an idiot who gets out into the cross traffic lane in less than three seconds, maybe you do need to, well, hesitate.
94% said yes they do, and I can tell you in five states and two provinces it's the exact opposite.
94% DO NOT do the "Highway Patrol" view protocol. Even U-turns, legal in California. involve people not turing their head to see what they're driving INTO.
This is bad- very very bad on my part- but exiting my bank parking lot onto a one way road- I would only look to my left as that was the way traffic was approaching-Twice a biker has almost hit me coming from my right- (could have possibly been the same guy...) I know- I told you it was bad- and I learned my lesson to look left and right even on one way roads.
it hurts when I look to the right so I only check to the left and figure it's better than nothing
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