WHEN I first started driving, many many years ago, I was told by my instructor to buy a copy of the highway code and study and learn all the road signs and traffic light sequence along with the meanings.
Either the meaning of the colour has changed over the years or nobody takes any notice any more.
I was always taught, red stop, red and amber stop, green proceed used to be "with caution", amber stop unless you are too near and could cause an acc
ident, but with the improvement in brakes in newer cars this is unlikely, and back to red.
I have lost count of the number of times I have come down Westgate intending to turn right to Heckmondwike and the cars coming up St Peg Lane don't stop when the lights start to change.This leaves people stuck in the middle of the crossing.
It is the same with the traffic from the town centre turning right up Westgate with the drift light, they just keep going even after the lights are red.
The worst offenders are local delivery drivers, taxis and even buses as they know there is a long delay on them.
It is not just these lights, it is all of them, perhaps they should get a couple of our plastic police people standing there with a camera then they could catch the culprits.
GARRY WILKINSON Kenmore Crescent
CLECKHEATON
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