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I reckon that's what it was. Like burning your ear when the phone rings while you're ironing, sort of thing. At least my autopilot, on this occasion, seemed to have a built-in safety default!
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I've occasionally done the opposite, started to move on red when a pedestrian crossing a little further up the road has changed to green.
Fortunately my auto-pilot has kicked in within a couple of yards and all has been well.
No Scottish plod around here, stood watching ...thank heavens !
Ted
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It's not unusual to see people stopped at green lights in inner city Birmingham - they look as thought they've been smoking something.
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I travel to work at about 06:30, just a short 2 mile journey. This takes me through 6 pedestrian lights & 8 traffic lights ( no this is not central London but Crewe Cheshire ).
I've noticed that at about this time, the lights sequence seems to change form approach operated, to timed sequence so as to minimize traffic flow. But during the change you seem to get some unusual sequences when lights may be green for just a few seconds.
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It can happen on stretches of road which have a large number of light-controlled junctions close to each other in a straight line. Especially if you are unfamiliar with the road. You don't see the set of lights right in front of you and react to the next set ahead (which may be only 100 yds or so further along).
On a few occasions I've been sitting at a red light, see a green light ahead, start to move, and realise it's the next set of lights; my lights are still red.
You're always taught to look ahead on the road. In these cases it's possible to look too far ahead.
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On a few occasions I've been sitting at a red light see a green light ahead start to move and realise it's the next set of lights; my lights are still red.
I did that once, and luckily the arrangement of the lights was such that I did not cause a crash. It's a very unpleasant feeling, though!
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