A DRIVING EXPERT has revealed why drivers don’t need to stop at all red lights.
During a driving lesson, the instructor initially confused the learner by asking her to continue – even though it appeared the red light they were approaching meant she should slow and come to a stop.
A driving expert has revealed why drivers don’t need to stop at all red lights
The learner, called Erin, was left confused because she was approaching a red light – and thought she would have to stop the car
The video shows how the learner begins to slow as she approaches a red light, but her instructor tells her to continue driving.
The learner was left confused as she thought she would have to bring the car to a stop.
The driving instructor @clearviewdriving uploaded the video to TikTok with the title ‘Don’t stop for a red light without a solid stop line (except for temporary road works).’
When the learner stopped the car at the traffic light, the driving instructor said: “It’s not for you.
Erin answered: “But it’s a red light.”
“No, this red light doesn’t apply to you.
“But, I will get into that in a second.”
Then, as a pedestrian was crossing, the instructor said: “don’t rush, just let him cross.
The driving instructor from Clear View Driving explained to the Sun Online: “In that clip, we were mid-turn when Erin noticed the red light.
“But the red light was NOT for us; it was for traffic that’s already on the main road; they were waiting in the distance outside the junction behind us.
“That red light is known as a repeater traffic light, which only applies to the traffic already facing that light. My learner noticed it once we turned in.
“If there were traffic behind us as we stopped, then that would block the junction completely.
“The vehicles behind us could also get into a collision as they are not expecting to stop there.
“We should not stop at that point as there is no solid line as we are in the junction.”
The video went viral on social media with thousands of views – and most users were left in shock after discovering why the learner shouldn’t have stopped at the traffic light.
One said: “I’m an experienced driver and that would confuse me a lot. I would like to know to who that applies.’
Another said: “I can understand why she thought that.”
A third pointed out: “So why the traffic light is facing the car is confusing.”