Sentences with phrase «stoplights did»

Cars at stoplights didn't move on green, to let the corps pass.

Like slot - based intersections, roundabouts allow many more cars to enter an intersection at the same time than traditional stoplights do, often without having to come to a stop.

The stoplights don't recognize the presence of bikes, unless you pull up on the sidewalk and hit the pedestrian button.

Not exact matches

When you took off at the stoplight back there, I thought, «Hey, I bet he didn't notice me.»

If you want a more academic authority, Kansas State University has assembled studies that — like the Mythbusters — found traffic flows through roundabouts 20 percent more efficiently than it does through intersections with stoplights or stop signs.

What do they want from us as they hold their sign at the stoplight while we fiddle with the radio knobs on our car dashboard?

But it does not turn over individuals arrested for low - level crimes such as possession of small amount of marijuana or blowing a stoplight without damaging people or property, or even for more serious nonviolent violations like money laundering, grand larceny or harassment.

Focused concentration on breathing by itself is a simple and profoundly effective relaxation technique that can be done nearly any time you have a few minutes — while waiting at a stoplight, during a break at the office, or while waiting for water to boil.

When your cellphone rings or you see a red stoplight, your response doesn't require forethought.

When you come to a stoplight (which you can not fail to do in this beach town with its famous harbor and equally attractive surf beach), you sit in eerie silence.

I'm doing all this self - pitying at a stoplight when the twin - turbocharged 4.0 - liter V - 8 that powers the 2016 Mercedes - AMG GT S resuscitates itself, seeing as how the automatic start - stop system shut it down for some 20 seconds.

Shoppers looking to stay in the Toyota family for their compact crossover purchase will be charmed by its offbeat design and practicality as long as they don't expect to get away from stoplights in a hurry.

It smoothly leaves a stoplight, churns through its gear ratios inoffensively, and never does anything nautical in the ride motions department.

Most stoplight dashes aren't long enough to give the Goat's big - block the full boot, and short - shifted sprints don't seem to serve the car's better nature.

The four - cylinder did, however, provide a solid driving experience and never felt underpowered when driving through stoplight - happy suburbia.

Also, I don't have any large hills I'm braking down, this is almost exclusively before / at a stoplight (so that I barely brake, just slow crawl, then accelerate when it changes).

Other times when I am driving, it sounds like it's doing the same thing when I press on the gas too quickly (like at a stoplight); if I ease into it, it's fine.

According to this reasoning, one should shift to «N» when at standstill, especially if the car does not have a start - stop system that shuts off the engine at stoplights.

That requires pointing it at the nearest stoplight, loading up the revs — don't be shy about it — and dumping the clutch.

The combination of a lower beltline and a more open, inviting cockpit has done wonders for the «Vette's curb appeal; you no longer sit at stoplights with the car's door tops up around your ears, wondering why people are telling their children to «not stare at the strange hairy man in the Corvette.»

If you don't have one of those up - specced start / stop starter motors, I wouldn't stop the engine at stoplights.

That's plenty quick, but don't stoplight race any V6 Camrys because that level of performance is common now in mainstream, affordable cars of all types.

Not only does the CLA perform powerfully (with a 208hp Turbo Inline - 4 motor), but it's environmentally friendly, shutting down the engine at stoplights to conserve fuel.

The forthcoming Focus RS and Volkswagen's Golf R both have gobs more power and torque, albeit at a slightly higher starting price, but then so does the cheaper Focus ST.. The JCW has size on its side, though, and the resulting power to weight ratio makes for a city car that can squirt out of bends and away from stoplights with as much alacrity as far more powerful sports cars — up to a certain speed.

When I followed a line of cars up to a stoplight with cruise control engaged, I didn't find the system as refined as what I've used in Mercedes - Benz vehicles.

But I say it doesn't eliminate it - our test car had a tendency to wander a bit to the left or right when the car sprinted away from a stoplight.

It doesn't matter if you're looking for a quick start from a stoplight or an extra boost for passing in heavy highway traffic, the Lincoln MKX delivers.

The Sonata does get all the usual safety electronics though — stability and traction control, anti-lock brakes and automatic - flashing for the stoplights when the brakes are applied hard — and an airbag count of six (no driver's knee bag though) to help qualify for a full five - star ANCAP rating.

Dodge knows that the first thing you do after you buy a Charger R / T, SRT or Hellcat is drag race it from stoplight to stoplight.

If you put the car in sport, it gets significantly more aggressive, but then the dual clutch does the herky - jerky thing when pulling up to stoplights.

That's about 4 miles below the budgeted range — possibly due to a few stoplight zero - to - 60 test runs I did just before testing — but balances out with the 3 - mile surplus of the previous trip to land me pretty spot - on with Kia's estimate.

The TT doesn't move away from stoplights very quickly.

The smallish battery pack helps the 2.4 - liter gasoline four - cylinder engine do its work, and it allows the engine to shut down under most circumstances at stoplights, but it does not replace the gas engine as a source of motivation.

So don't expect to be crushing Camaros in the stoplight drags.

It's normal for the engine to turn off at stoplights, but if you find restarts bothersome — as we do — the system can be turned off via the Eco button next to the hazard lights.

The 2016 Nissan GT - R NISMO just barely undercuts the Acura NSX in the stoplight grand prix, but it manages to do so at a greatly reduced window sticker.

Subaru and Toyota didn't set out to build a drag racer; they built a corner carver, so stoplight hole shots are a bit outside of the scope of this car.

The Cayenne Hybrid takes advantage of this electric power reserve to shut its engine down at stoplights, accelerate at low speeds using its electric motor, and do what Porsche calls «sailing» when coasting on the highway.

It doesn't goad you into driving faster at every stoplight.

Highway passing, on - ramps, stoplight starts, it doesn't matter, the Stinger GT2 AWD has incredible real - world performance.

Really, though, does it matter much to the average, sensible driver who doesn't want to race from stoplight to stoplight?

In all honesty, it's more than enough for anyone who wants to goof around and do burnouts and impress people at stoplight drags.

So does an engine stop - start system that smartly shuts off the engine during periods of idling (at a stoplight, for instance) and starts it up seamlessly when you lift off the brake.

It's a car you don't want to be sitting next to at a stoplight or for that matter meet at the track.

Well, as it turns out, you do exactly what 90 % of the area's truck - driving population does: go from stoplight to stoplight at full throttle in smug, satisfied comfort.

One could go out on a Friday, pick up some girls, maybe do a few stoplight pulls with the guy next to you.

Given the seemingly endless gridlock of motorbikes everywhere, the complete lack of stoplights (or adherence to their rules) and the cultural assumption that crossing the street by foot is not something to done in any logical (or safe) manner, crossing the street in Vietnam can initially seem like an impossible task.

At those stoplights that don't have a green turn signal I wait for a break in the oncoming traffic, and go.

Crosswalks do not have to be explicitly marked or possess stoplights for a pedestrian to have the right of way.

Drivers too often do not pay attention to pedestrians and run stoplights, run stop signs, and fail to yield the right - of - way of pedestrians in crosswalks.