What do you do while waiting at the Signal?!

ollie · 21st December 2006, 12:29

I usually change the song or am playing with the audio, check my cell phone, look around if any cop is not trying to spot me for my loud exhaust, check if the car besided or behind is not too near my car, i hate a single scratch on my car. If i am in a hurry then i try and take out my frustration by reving very hard..
And if i am not with my gf then i try and look around for some eye refreshments !!

cheap_deal · 21st December 2006, 12:52

look at the other cars around and make sure i dont get @$$whopped when i burn some rubber when the lights turn green

dont fiddle with stereo, dont play with my phone either.

supremeBaleno · 21st December 2006, 13:54

Switch off the engine if the timer shows anything more than 60secs.
Ogle at PYTs boldly when wife is not in the car. Ogle on the sly when she is there.

Look around at the cars, especially new models in the market or talk to my car-pool partner.

pathfinder · 21st December 2006, 13:57

It's interesting that it is one time when I am not really listening to music eventhough fiddling with the stereo. It is the time when I take a break from everyting around me and blank out (when alone), I am more like on automatic mode. I guess, driving over the years in Mumbai traffic has made me such. I return to self only when I see people around me crawling ahead in anticipation of green light. If I don't then I would be rudely honked by the drivers behind me, asking to join the crawl... if only I can tell them that we gonna meet again at the next signal and they are gaining on me by racing to the next signal and then wait again!

rks · 21st December 2006, 15:30

- First step is to find the optimal lane and parking position for a quick get-away. So in general avoid lanes with heavy vehicles or autos/taxis; the latter will not start their engines till the light is green. And try to park in such a way that you can have a choice of lanes if you make a quick start; i.e., when possible, do not put your vehicle directly behind the guy in front, committing you to that lane (of course, I am against swaying from extreme left to extreme right just to gain a few yards).
-- Also if possible avoid parking directly behind heavily polluting vehicles, unless you enjoy inhaling exhaust gas. But in any case set A/C for recirculation rather than fresh air mode.
- Put on hand brake if reqd. and keep left hand on the hand brake, so that I will remember to disengage.
- Roll down windows and switch off engine if long wait is indicated (maybe longer than about 5 mins). At night, I always switch off headlights, but keep parking lights on, even for short waits.
- Sometimes open right door and get down to stretch my legs, since Santro can be taxing on the knee joints in long drives; but this is not always a safe thing to do.
- Watch the signal and be ready to take off quickly.

Mr.Bangalore · 21st December 2006, 15:58

-1st thing i will check for how much time the signal is.. if it is more than 60 Seconds then switch off the engine.
-then check my mobile if any calls have come (coz with Music so loud.. nothing can be heard other than music)
-then look around the vehicals and nice people around and their mods (if any).

Joz · 21st December 2006, 16:07

.......Bird Watching.........

himanshugoswami · 21st December 2006, 16:09

I wait for the light to turn green (LOL!)

speedzak · 21st December 2006, 16:13

Is there any beautiful CHIX around?........................... Hey, check that one!!
Oh S%^&#!! I am married!

AHHHH It's green......
And Screeeccchhhh.... vroom!

manveet · 21st December 2006, 16:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Bangalore

-then check my mobile if any calls have come (coz with Music so loud.. nothing can be heard other than music)

Nowadays mobile phones come with very advanced features .. ummm ... like a vibrator mode perhaps ?

menonrajesh · 22nd December 2006, 13:57

...lost in trance..

DCEite · 25th December 2006, 21:15

I try to fend off beggars.

hvkumar · 25th December 2006, 21:43

1. Watch out for guys who try to cut lanes and nudge their vehicles ahead of you
2. Read a magazine - always have several lying by my side for this purpose
3. Clean my spectacles, drink water and sometimes clean the dust in the dashboard

I am always wary of switching off the engine for a constnat fear that it may not restart - pushing the 2 tonne plus monster of the Mahindra Scorpio is no joke.

hemi · 26th December 2006, 12:40

While waiting at the signal,just switch off the engine and wait.
one thing I observed,when ever i start my bike everyone around me starts their bikes too

even if there is plenty of time to wait fot the signal to turn green,and again swtich off..others will follow the same..keep on repeating this sequence.

sixthsense · 26th December 2006, 22:51

1. If < 60 sec take off foot from clutch and brake.
2. Deploy handbrakes ( necesscary in B'lore as max signals are on a slope ).
3. If > 60 sec switch of the engine.
4. Crib about the pathetic roads in B'lore.
5. Watchout for bikers trying to squeze their way out in front of me.
6. Change the fm station or track on my stereo.

21st December 2006, 12:29	#16
ollie BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 289 Thanked: Once	I usually change the song or am playing with the audio, check my cell phone, look around if any cop is not trying to spot me for my loud exhaust, check if the car besided or behind is not too near my car, i hate a single scratch on my car. If i am in a hurry then i try and take out my frustration by reving very hard.. And if i am not with my gf then i try and look around for some eye refreshments !!
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21st December 2006, 12:52	#17
cheap_deal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: unknown Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times	look at the other cars around and make sure i dont get @$$whopped when i burn some rubber when the lights turn green dont fiddle with stereo, dont play with my phone either.
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21st December 2006, 13:54	#18
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,699 Times View My Garage	Switch off the engine if the timer shows anything more than 60secs. Ogle at PYTs boldly when wife is not in the car. Ogle on the sly when she is there. Look around at the cars, especially new models in the market or talk to my car-pool partner.
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21st December 2006, 13:57	#19
pathfinder Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 21 Thanked: 0 Times	Experience the big nothingness It's interesting that it is one time when I am not really listening to music eventhough fiddling with the stereo. It is the time when I take a break from everyting around me and blank out (when alone), I am more like on automatic mode. I guess, driving over the years in Mumbai traffic has made me such. I return to self only when I see people around me crawling ahead in anticipation of green light. If I don't then I would be rudely honked by the drivers behind me, asking to join the crawl... if only I can tell them that we gonna meet again at the next signal and they are gaining on me by racing to the next signal and then wait again!
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21st December 2006, 15:30	#20
rks BANNED Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ?? Posts: 1,238 Thanked: 17 Times	- First step is to find the optimal lane and parking position for a quick get-away. So in general avoid lanes with heavy vehicles or autos/taxis; the latter will not start their engines till the light is green. And try to park in such a way that you can have a choice of lanes if you make a quick start; i.e., when possible, do not put your vehicle directly behind the guy in front, committing you to that lane (of course, I am against swaying from extreme left to extreme right just to gain a few yards). -- Also if possible avoid parking directly behind heavily polluting vehicles, unless you enjoy inhaling exhaust gas. But in any case set A/C for recirculation rather than fresh air mode. - Put on hand brake if reqd. and keep left hand on the hand brake, so that I will remember to disengage. - Roll down windows and switch off engine if long wait is indicated (maybe longer than about 5 mins). At night, I always switch off headlights, but keep parking lights on, even for short waits. - Sometimes open right door and get down to stretch my legs, since Santro can be taxing on the knee joints in long drives; but this is not always a safe thing to do. - Watch the signal and be ready to take off quickly. Last edited by rks : 21st December 2006 at 15:35.
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21st December 2006, 15:58	#21
Mr.Bangalore BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 368 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	-1st thing i will check for how much time the signal is.. if it is more than 60 Seconds then switch off the engine. -then check my mobile if any calls have come (coz with Music so loud.. nothing can be heard other than music) -then look around the vehicals and nice people around and their mods (if any).
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21st December 2006, 16:07	#22
Joz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 247 Thanked: 2 Times	.......Bird Watching.........
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21st December 2006, 16:09	#23
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	I wait for the light to turn green (LOL!)
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21st December 2006, 16:13	#24
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Is there any beautiful CHIX around?........................... Hey, check that one!! Oh S%^&#!! I am married! AHHHH It's green...... And Screeeccchhhh.... vroom! Last edited by speedzak : 21st December 2006 at 16:24.
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22nd December 2006, 13:57	#26
menonrajesh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	...lost in trance..
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25th December 2006, 21:15	#27
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,418 Thanked: 2,567 Times	I try to fend off beggars.
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25th December 2006, 21:43	#28
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	1. Watch out for guys who try to cut lanes and nudge their vehicles ahead of you 2. Read a magazine - always have several lying by my side for this purpose 3. Clean my spectacles, drink water and sometimes clean the dust in the dashboard I am always wary of switching off the engine for a constnat fear that it may not restart - pushing the 2 tonne plus monster of the Mahindra Scorpio is no joke.
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26th December 2006, 12:40	#29
hemi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mysore Posts: 62 Thanked: 0 Times	While waiting at the signal,just switch off the engine and wait. one thing I observed,when ever i start my bike everyone around me starts their bikes too even if there is plenty of time to wait fot the signal to turn green,and again swtich off..others will follow the same..keep on repeating this sequence.
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26th December 2006, 22:51	#30
sixthsense BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 115 Thanked: 185 Times	1. If < 60 sec take off foot from clutch and brake. 2. Deploy handbrakes ( necesscary in B'lore as max signals are on a slope ). 3. If > 60 sec switch of the engine. 4. Crib about the pathetic roads in B'lore. 5. Watchout for bikers trying to squeze their way out in front of me. 6. Change the fm station or track on my stereo.
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