AIBU to ask - when did red traffic lights for cars mean you get another five seconds grace period?

[RJ2023]

Maybe this is an Ipswich only thing - but even on major junctions - driving through red traffic lights seems to be the norm here now, with people taking an extra five seconds grace period after the light turned red and causing people with priority to brake / stop.

I'm assuming there hadn't been a change to the Highway Code / traffic laws that I have missed?

I don't normally support cameras and penalties - but it is getting a bit dangerous here at time. When I lived in Southampton there were red light cameras everywhere!

Hi OP we've recently moved to very near to Ipswich from Cambridge and the driving in Ipswich definitely seems worse. That might be because Cambridge has really narrow streets plus most traffic light junctions in the city have a cycle box at the front which cars can't stop in.

I hate that junction you mentioned, especially as I'm not familiar enough to know where I'm going! I try to avoid it if possible.

Round here, it's livestock. Fences!!! Fix your motherf7cking fences!!!

Yes! I’ve started beeping drivers who don’t indicate at roundabouts. Is there a hand motion for ‘indicate, you twat’?

I drive to Aldi once a week from where I live and it’s a road full of roundabouts, maybe 10 on the way there
Every week I play a game of spot the indicator on the roundabout - I can drive all 10 usually without seeing an indicator

My driving instructor used to call them “Amber Gamblers” although I think you’re thinking of people who go through on red. It’s not just an Ipswich thing.

Back in the days of public information films ‘ambler gambler’ was used on a film.