Even on the flashing red I will not go until they turn off, a very wise idea. Although hawk signala are for pedestrians, and bikes or motor vehicles just as much have the right of way as pedestrians, and I would rather not get into a collision with a bicycle or another vehicle, so I I just wait until the red lights switch off completely. If other drivers behind me don't like that, tough, I don't care. I am one of the safest drivers you will ever meet. I put safety over courtesy, to help with other drivers behind me.
I think the script for this video is wrong; when the HAWK signal switches to flashing red (or wig-wag) it is supposed to be analogous to a flashing red beacon and drivers should treat it like a stop sign. What is shown at 1:53 and following of the video are drivers running the signal. Red NEVER means go. The assertion that drivers can proceed through a flashing red signal is not only false, but extremely dangerous misinformation that is in direct violation of the MUTCD.
Amen to that. It is safer to wait for the signal to turn off then go. That is exactly what I do at HAWK signals in one town near me. I wait for the flashing red lights to turn off, before I go. If other drivers drivers behind me don't like that, tough, I don' care. When I am behind the wheel, safety comes first, no matter WHO gets irritated.
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Even on the flashing red I will not go until they turn off, a very wise idea.
Although hawk signala are for pedestrians, and bikes or motor vehicles just as much have the right of way as pedestrians, and I would rather not get into a collision with a bicycle or another vehicle, so I I just wait until the red lights switch off completely. If other drivers behind me don't like that, tough, I don't care.
I am one of the safest drivers you will ever meet. I put safety over courtesy, to help with other drivers behind me.
The HAWK signals in Bellingham, Washington, flash both red lights simultaneously instead of alternating; this is *FAR* more logical IMO.
I think the script for this video is wrong; when the HAWK signal switches to flashing red (or wig-wag) it is supposed to be analogous to a flashing red beacon and drivers should treat it like a stop sign. What is shown at 1:53 and following of the video are drivers running the signal. Red NEVER means go. The assertion that drivers can proceed through a flashing red signal is not only false, but extremely dangerous misinformation that is in direct violation of the MUTCD.
comp.ddot.dc.gov/Documents/Hawk%20Pedestrian%20Signal%20Guide.pdf
Amen to that. It is safer to wait for the signal to turn off then go. That is exactly what I do at HAWK signals in one town near me. I wait for the flashing red lights to turn off, before I go. If other drivers drivers behind me don't like that, tough, I don' care. When I am behind the wheel, safety comes first, no matter WHO gets irritated.