Submitted by b3_yourself t3_zu7acn in newhampshire
That if you have to go through traffic lights when they have no power, it turns into a 4 way stop, not a free for all
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AuthorSnow t1_j1hkout wrote
Nobody needs a public service announcement. Your licensed therefore you should know how to navigate a light. Thank you mother hen clucking what nobody needs to hear 🙄
GoblinShark603 t1_j1hmdyw wrote
Yeah I almost watched 2 accidents at one set of lights yesterday. So not everyone does know.
324645N964831W t1_j1hmigi wrote
I bet you’re the type of person who puts on one sock then one shoe, then your other sock and other shoe.
AuthorSnow t1_j1hmp85 wrote
Then that’s in them and their stupidity. You could also be lying. I was out all day throughout NH and didn’t see anything. Still no need for a public service announcement
AuthorSnow t1_j1hmwr3 wrote
Since you thought it I’m going to simply take this as projection. You’re overly concerned about how people put on socks? Tell me you’re a basement dweller when ..
GoblinShark603 t1_j1hn0xg wrote
Why would I lie? A bunch of lights were out in gilford. Why are you such a tool? You're showing your own stupidity right now by even commenting on the post.
almamaters t1_j1hntav wrote
Die or live free.
AuthorSnow t1_j1hoq9s wrote
Why would you lie? Easy to give a false belief that you’re correct and attempting to agree with a unnecessary public service announcement.
I find it comical you think I’m being stupid pointing out an unnecessary mother hen post regarding normal winter traffic conditions…yet you’re replying to that stupidity.
Double down on that bud, double down on that 🤦🏻♂️🤣
GoblinShark603 t1_j1hp120 wrote
Her post is suggesting that she saw some of the same idiotic behavior I saw yesterday. It shouldn't be necessary, you're right about that but it seems that it is necessary. What isn't necessary however, is cunts commenting cunty things on a post that should be non controversial. You just seem like a jerk.
starhoppers t1_j1hq4cv wrote
Live Free AND Die
finelineporcupine t1_j1hqb5m wrote
So yesterday, a bunch of lights by me had zero power, not even flashing red or yellow. In this instance, the police set up stop signs for the lesser streets to come out onto the main road but the main road was so dark with no power around that it was given a right of way with no stopping.
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razor_sharp_pivots t1_j1htie8 wrote
You ARE being stupid though.
ChuckBosworth t1_j1htw7a wrote
You don't need to get a perfect score to pass the driver's test. You also don't always know which questions you got wrong. And it's something you do when you're a teenager. Guarantee that plenty of people pass the test and don't know this rule.
I agree that people should know this if they're driving around. But I also saw people ignore it yesterday at lights in Northwood. Most of us came to a stop, and then others blew right through. Obviously some people need to hear it.
JayBisky t1_j1hum5h wrote
Live free4all or die trying
AtTheFirePit t1_j1hxj2y wrote
reddit doesn't charge for each word you read. why are you so hot about this? if it doesn't apply to you, move on. be proud of yourself; you already knew something others did not. you remembered more from driver's ed than others. go you.
RiskGroundbreaking97 t1_j1hxtpw wrote
With the number of dumbasses out there, a reminder never hurts
movdqa t1_j1hy6dj wrote
I was at the Exit 11 interchange off the FE Turnpike and noticed that the lights were flashing yellow and that there was a utility truck on the sidewalk. So it looks like a power problem. I would assume that you have one side flashing yellow and another flashing red if there is power.
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ScreamingRectum t1_j1hzpps wrote
Guy's just a jackass, there was a set of dead lights in Andover, MA yesterday where I almost watched someone who doesn't know this T-bone a person who had waited patiently to left turn across the intersection. At least they had good brakes but many people forget or don't know or panic
DerekPDX t1_j1i02xc wrote
This is the way.
-cochise t1_j1i0z8k wrote
They went out near the mall yesterday, was anarchy.
CheliceraeJones t1_j1i1bsj wrote
The correct thing to do is stop, roll down your window, then shout "WELCOME TO THE THUNDERDOME" and rev your engine. Then, of course, everyone goes all at once.
b3_yourself OP t1_j1i29zq wrote
That’s the New Hampshire way
Lostronaut_ t1_j1i2ts1 wrote
Oops. I thought I had the right away since I was on 106 or 28 and not approaching either route from 140 or 107. 107 was a free for all last night and still was this morning.
Lostronaut_ t1_j1i2vfg wrote
It is the only way!
Lostronaut_ t1_j1i357z wrote
You’re in southern NH chill 😂. My parents had power in Nashua. Come up to exit 20 and north, it’s a free for all (kinda sorta)
littleedge t1_j1i4euu wrote
Yes, if the lights are flashing you follow them. Obviously.
This is for when there’s literally no lights.
BigBrrrrrrr22 t1_j1i9ld7 wrote
I’ve found that waving a gun out the window has the desired effect FOR LEGAL REASONS IM A THOUSAND PERCENT JOKING
rudyattitudedee t1_j1idja6 wrote
Even 4 way stops are a free for all. So many people just try to sneak through with the person in front of them.
rudyattitudedee t1_j1idrxv wrote
People don’t know how rotaries or 4 way stops work. If you live in Derry/londonderry you know
pfroyjr t1_j1ietj4 wrote
The main road always has the right of way when no signal is present.
sound_of_apocalypto t1_j1if26q wrote
But not “the way life should be” or whatever the hell those Mainers say.
HFVS t1_j1ikhs2 wrote
Larger road gets the "right of way" with caution in my book. I 100 expect someone coming out of a side street to stop.
Dadtakesthebait t1_j1inrbv wrote
Oh geez, that must have been a disaster.
Neworldsamurai t1_j1iolpl wrote
You’re supposed to shout”WELCOME TO THE THUNDERDOME” then smash a glass beer bottle on the pavement before peeling out into the intersection. That’s what I always do 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
margismith1111 t1_j1iplr8 wrote
Sounds like a rough day 😂
margismith1111 t1_j1ipuou wrote
Jewett and Cilley in Manchester!!!!
icosa t1_j1iqfhp wrote
What if two roads have equal degrees of "main-ness"?
pfroyjr t1_j1ir073 wrote
Lol. One road is typically more the primary road. When in doubt yield. It's been a long time since I went through the drivers Ed manual, but I taught my daughter and she's totaled 2 cars in the last 3 years by looking at the phone and not paying enough attention.
In the end I think all drivers should exercise caution and pay attention. A little common sense goes a long way. If only it was more common ha ha ha
foxontherox t1_j1itw09 wrote
Feel free to die!
starhoppers t1_j1iu173 wrote
I wasn’t referring to myself, silly. I was referring to those crazy drivers.
foxontherox t1_j1iu60y wrote
Oh, me too.
But to me, YOU are the other driver... 0_o
starhoppers t1_j1iufis wrote
As George Carlin once said, “anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac"
gweased_pig t1_j1iv2bs wrote
No light, no rules.
juicebronston t1_j1j29gf wrote
Nobody even knows how to properly navigate a 4 way stop these days either.
Dizzyluffy t1_j1j3zvy wrote
Lie free or dive.
DigTreasure t1_j1j910n wrote
Geico has entered the chat...
BobbySwiggey t1_j1j91gi wrote
I was gonna say, Manchester neighborhood 4 ways in general are where I see the most people going full speed through a stop sign lol
mackerdoots t1_j1jbu89 wrote
That’s not true. Main roads will usually get a blinking yellow and cross traffic will get a blinking red. Don’t ever assume all sides are blinking red
tech1010 t1_j1jdtry wrote
I just take a swig of my bud light and plow on thru the light (with no seatbelt on of course).
largeb789 t1_j1jewhu wrote
Milford just north of the Oval is the worst for this
tylermm03 t1_j1jg092 wrote
Unless it’s a roundabout or rotary, in that case continue with the usual free-for-all.
tylermm03 t1_j1jg4lr wrote
You mean massholes?
giraffebutter t1_j1jn9uc wrote
Don’t forget to not buckle up too
k3ptek t1_j1jovt1 wrote
Is this in the rule book, or just what the OP wants to happen?
Stupid56 t1_j1jpmyq wrote
That's the New Hampshire way. Today I came upon a driver who had their left turn signal on although they were as far right as possible on the one northbound lane of Rte 3 in Pembroke. I stopped. They turned left. That's a NH driver for you. Worst around.
CheliceraeJones t1_j1keny7 wrote
>a driver who had their left turn signal on although they were as far right as possible
This is totally unrelated but for some reason this sounds like an anachronistic euphemism for the Nazi party
ThePencilRain t1_j1kifuy wrote
This is the same sub that says driving 90mph on rt16 is OK.
You aren't going to get much on this topic.
b3_yourself OP t1_j1lrkh3 wrote
Look it up on google
b3_yourself OP t1_j1lrkyl wrote
b3_yourself OP t1_j1lrnx9 wrote
Not when the powers fully out. The rule for when traffic lights are out is to come to a stop at the light and to treat the intersection or roadway as a regular stop. If it is a four-way intersection, treat it like a four-way stop. If it is a two- or three-way intersection, treat it as a two- or three-way stop, respectively.
KingBubbaBouy1 t1_j1luy2g wrote
You’re wrong! Technically it actually is a free for all.. you would not get ticketed for not stopping…
Alternative-Cry-4667 t1_j1lvksd wrote
This is why I pay for liability insurance
Madisonnnnnnnnnnnn51 t1_j2214eh wrote
Oh my god yes I work at the Target in Somersworth and last Friday the power was out for the whole street. There are like 10 traffic lights the whole route and since nobody was stopping for them, it basically meant there were 10 opportunities for me to get my car wrecked by some idiot flying out into the intersection just because they didn't know you have to stop.
Sensitive_Weather_56 t1_j1hfyr8 wrote
“Live free or die” lol 😂 I’m kidding. It was a free for all yesterday it seemed.