Red Filter Light Accident in Nantwich

[Sheepshanks]

Moonhawk said:

"This section should be read by all drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders. The rules in The Highway Code do not give you the right of way in any circumstance, but they advise you when you should give way to others. Always give way if it can help to avoid an incident."

It's a shame there isn't CCTV of the accident because I'd love to know how the Discovery driver couldn't avoid the collision. It seems unlikely the Prius driver would have suddenly swerved in front of the Discovery as the Disco would have been through the lights by the time the Prius was starting to turn.

anonymous said:

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"Priority" is more appropriate than the phrase "right-of-way". A road is a right of way - everyone can use it with equal status.

[Red Devil]

Sheepshanks said:

Red Devil said:

Sheepshanks said:

4x4Tyke said:

It was probably green for straight on and he tried to turn right without waiting for the right filter to turn green, an implied 'red'.

Once the green filter has gone off the next thing that happens is the lights go red.

That's not how I read the post from Cmakka23. Being a local driving instructor I reckon he is the best position to give a definitive answer.

I meant on the set of lights that has the filter arrow. They'd go main green and filter green together, then filter green would go off, then they'd go to red (via amber, of course).

That's exactly what Cmakka23 said, but you didn't (you omitted the filter green off phase).
It's that bit which appears to be the primary cause of RTCs at these lights.

Sheepshanks said:

The red filter thing is baffling - apart from being told about it, Prius driver says he saw it himself afterwards.

There are three possibilities
1. He was in shock after the collision.
2. He is colour blind.
3. He needs to hand in his licence because he's insufficiently compos mentis to be driving a motor vehicle.

[Jim1556]

Roo said:

You get 55-60mpg on a daily commute? Then compare that to the difference of also driving a petrol auto car much bigger than what you're driving.

As for battery life/lease costs you obviously have no idea how a Prius works.

You do also realise hydrogen takes more energy to produce than it makes as usable energy for a car?

When I did 30k a year, my Octavia vRS diseasal - which isn't a small car - did (and still does, on a run) low to mid 50s, getting over 600 to a tank easily if I was sensible...

Apologies for the lease mistake, that's the even more pointless Leaf!

I still think hybrids are a folly into which the gullible think they're smug by buying one - they're not saving the planet AT ALL!

Given many cars will piss on a prius in the (real world) mpg stakes, I really can't think of a good reason to buy one?

Even my M3 is better on fuel than a prius (when pushed - TopGear proved it! )...