Egg Centric
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There's a level crossing thread at the moment and it just reminded me - generally speaking I have two approach strategies to level crossings.
If I am time pressed I will do everything safe/legal to get through the level crossing, perhaps being a bit naughty about acceleration etc.
The vast majority of the time though I'm not time pressed and I'm actually rather hoping with a mentality not much different from when I was 5 or so, that the crossing will activate so I can see a train. So if I can do it considerately to other road users then I will approach slower than I really need to in the usually vain hope that a glorious yellow light will appear and I have an excuse to stop.
Sometimes I will even take a slightly longer route for this opportunity. I don't drive anywhere near there at present, but a decade or so ago I had a reason (at a stretch) to drive through Queen Adelaide near Ely where there are three level crossings in very short succession and I did that far more than most drivers would have.
Or for a more up to date example when I am in Watford I have two main routes I can take to Cambridge and I usually take the one that lets me use the crossing at Foxton, even though it's a much less enjoyable road to drive objectively.
Anyone else want to confess to this or something like it? Perhaps we can form a support group.
If I am time pressed I will do everything safe/legal to get through the level crossing, perhaps being a bit naughty about acceleration etc.
The vast majority of the time though I'm not time pressed and I'm actually rather hoping with a mentality not much different from when I was 5 or so, that the crossing will activate so I can see a train. So if I can do it considerately to other road users then I will approach slower than I really need to in the usually vain hope that a glorious yellow light will appear and I have an excuse to stop.
Sometimes I will even take a slightly longer route for this opportunity. I don't drive anywhere near there at present, but a decade or so ago I had a reason (at a stretch) to drive through Queen Adelaide near Ely where there are three level crossings in very short succession and I did that far more than most drivers would have.
Or for a more up to date example when I am in Watford I have two main routes I can take to Cambridge and I usually take the one that lets me use the crossing at Foxton, even though it's a much less enjoyable road to drive objectively.
Anyone else want to confess to this or something like it? Perhaps we can form a support group.
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