I don’t live or drive in areas where the traffic is so dense and the spacing of the lights is so short that this is a problem.
I tend to notice, frequently, if there’s any issues like this in my immediate area, like blocking a laneway or people getting stuck in an intersection or behind it, and I react accordingly… Sometimes packing myself against the car in front of me, far closer than I normally would to try to fix such problems behind me. I’m sure I don’t notice 100% of the time, but I’ll notice an issue and creep forward to less than a foot to the vehicle in front of me, to make space so the person behind can move to clear a laneway where someone is stuck, only to have the person behind me not notice that I’ve moved, and continue blocking the laneway.
I’m pragmatic about it. If there’s no good reason to shift forwards, I will probably just wait where I am. Once the light goes green though, I’ll close the gap pretty quickly.
More cars can get in at the light behind you.
I don’t live or drive in areas where the traffic is so dense and the spacing of the lights is so short that this is a problem.
I tend to notice, frequently, if there’s any issues like this in my immediate area, like blocking a laneway or people getting stuck in an intersection or behind it, and I react accordingly… Sometimes packing myself against the car in front of me, far closer than I normally would to try to fix such problems behind me. I’m sure I don’t notice 100% of the time, but I’ll notice an issue and creep forward to less than a foot to the vehicle in front of me, to make space so the person behind can move to clear a laneway where someone is stuck, only to have the person behind me not notice that I’ve moved, and continue blocking the laneway.
I’m pragmatic about it. If there’s no good reason to shift forwards, I will probably just wait where I am. Once the light goes green though, I’ll close the gap pretty quickly.