this week's installment moves away from fast food financial frenzies and toward driver behavior. something i don't understand is why people stop at flashing yellow lights? i mean, weren't we taught our entire lives that red means stop. i can see how some might be confused, seeing as how different people define what yellow means (i.e. clear the intersection, caution, speed up, slow down, etc.). yet, when a regular traffic light ceases working properly and has been temporarily turned into a flashing yellow caution light, why do people insist on stopping? if it were flashing red i would understand, but it's not. it's yellow for crying out loud. yellow means go; slowly perhaps, but still GO!
update: georgia's driver's manual reads: "If a traffic signal is malfunctioning and flashing, drivers must proceed based on the color of the flashing signal they are facing: if the driver is facing a yellow flashing signal, the driver may proceed with caution; if the driver is facing a red flashing signal, the driver must stop and wait until it is safe to proceed. (http://www.dds.ga.gov/docs/forms/FullDriversManual.pdf, page 74, par. 1)"
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