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Originally Posted by punkass
When approaching a green light going fast, and you think the light might change, putting you in an awkward situation, look at the passenger crossing signal. If it's displaying the white man to walk, you're good with no worries. If it's blinking orange hand, that's the yellow light of walking, so I'd at the very least step off the gas. If it's a solid orange hand, the light's gonna change soon.
This is actually most useful when stopped at a red light. Always look to your left or right and see if you can pick up a crosswalk signal, and you can always beat everybody off the line easily if you pick it up and know when the light is going to change. Its especially easy in SF (and LA), where they have a countdown. Even if you don't care about getting off the line quickly, if you glance over and see the countdown at 15, you can relax for the next 15 seconds or whatever since you know you aren't going anywhere. Its funny when you look over at the next driver, who has hands at 10 and 2 and is just staring at that red light, as if it could turn any moment!