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Driving 101 Part 4: Amber lights don't mean hurry up Traffic signals are erected at intersections that typically have a high volume of traffic, or are of a design that other control, such as a stop sign, would not adequately ensure the safety of motorists. All traffic lights have at least one red, amber (yellow) and green light. Green does mean go-- if it is safe to do so. If someone illegally enters the intersection I recommend that you give up the right of way and wait for them to clear the intersection before you enjoy your green light. Amber lights do not mean hurry up the light is going red. Amber means stop if you can do so safely. Remember, drivers who are driving with due care and attention, considering other traffic, road conditions, visibility, and who are obeying the speed limit, will be able to come to safe stops at amber lights, where it is usually the careless drivers who can't. Red lights mean stop, and stay stopped until you are presented with a green light and it is safe to proceed. Red lights mean stop for all types of vehicles including cars, bicycles, and transport trucks; even if you want to turn right and no one is around. So where do you stop for an amber or red light? Before the marked stop line, if there is no stop line then before a marked crosswalk, is there is not cross walk, then before entering the intersection. More on lights next week. Contact me personally for crime prevention tips at 905-878-5511 extension 2470, or by emailing chris.borak@hrps.on.ca. Please reserve the 911 system for emergency calls only. --Const. Chris Borak is the community support officer for District 1 Lottery win leaves local woman `numb' When the variety store clerk told Carole Norton of Georgetown she had won $100,000 in the December 7 Encore draw, she went "numb." Norton found herself being congratulated by other patrons at the local variety store when she checked her ticket and discovered she had won second prize. "When the store employee told me what I won, everyone in the store was getting excited," said Norton. Norton, 66, is retired. She is single, has one daughter and two grandsons. With her windfall she plans to pay off her car and invest the remainder while deciding what to do. She bought the winning ticket at Delrex Variety in Georgetown Market Place.