amber gambler | Idiomator

Meaning: (UK,idiomatic)Adriverof a road vehicle whoaccelerateswhen thetraffic lightschange from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law),gamblingthat no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.2007December 24, “Drivers warned over the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’”, inBolton News, UK, retrieved 29 Aug. 2011:The sins the foundation has identified include eating at the wheel, becoming a traffic-light hopping "amber gambler" and drinking and driving.

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