Why do so many drivers run red lights?

Question

Why run red lights, drive too fast, fail to yield to ambulances, not use turn signals...? Is there own need to get there fast more imporant than the safety others?

Some 50,000 people die in auto crashes every year in this country. Less than half due to drunk driving, so even allowing for some mechanical failures and weather, that still leaves a huge percentage of stupid inconsiderate jerks.

What is their motivation?

Answer 1

I'm a firefighter/EMT. I have seen so many accidents caused by speeding and reckless driving. I have also seen people stop right in front of the truck while we were running full lights and siren. Even when running lights and sirens, we have to obey all traffic laws and drive within reasonable limits. We have to stop at red lights and wait for the intersection to clear, and we have to put up with stupid people that won't give us the right of way. As you said, some people are inconsiderate and don't want to wait the extra minute or so to stop at a red light, or give emergency vehicles the right-of-way. They will learn their lesson some day when I pull them out of a ditch on the side of the road or cut their car apart to get them out of it after they hit someone while running a red light. Until then, I guess we will all have to put up with them, and do our best to avoid accidents caused by these crazy, inconsiderate drivers.

Answer 2

pure carlessness. other then that it could be because people drive to slow and can not make up their minds where they want to go and people react by getting upset and speeding up and cutting others off to make up the time they lost with the idiot who was in front of them. i recently moved to florida nad i can say the worse and rudest drivers are in florida according to a cnn.i find my self having to leave a half an hour before hand to go some where that is only a 15 minute drive because of all the people down here. not to mention construction traffic and lights EVERY WHERE. this tends to annoy people

Answer 3

i live in Denver co moved here from Ontario,Oregon in Oregon you go threw a yellow light you get a ticket in Denver a red stop sign means 4 more cars can go threw well not me but i cant really answer you re question expect for ppl just need to slow down !! and drive the speed limit

Answer 4

They are to busy trying to get to where they are headed rather than thinking about thiers and others safety. A better approach to safety has to be drummed into peoples heads so they can arrive at thier destinations in one piece.

Answer 5

As you said, they are stupid. But more than that they are completely self centered and egotistical. They think that their second and a half of time that they save by running a light is more valuable than another person's life.

Answer 6

u will find out when u begin to drive. yes. ppl hate red lights and its just a matter of time.. being late or watever.

their motive is to avoid the red light cus they hate waiting. its common sense. obviously u r not a driver.

Answer 7

the employer would comply with conceal the nice, yet isn't obligated to. the motive force receives the mark antagonistic to their license, and the criteria, if convicted. the employer would comply with provide a protection for the motive force, yet back, isn't obligated to. the employer's purely legal responsibility will be to pay damages, if any, were their worker got here upon to be at fault in a employer-owned vehicle.

Answer 8

People feel they are omnipotent and an accident cannot POSSIBLY happen to them. They take risks because it is a control issue. They are in control of their own destiny at that one moment in time.

Answer 9

Impatience and some sad thrill out of risking life and limb, I guess.

Answer 10

There are actually good people that do that, They sign the organ donor card and just trieng to help sick people out.