"Green means go, Yellow means go faster" was the mantra for our instructor.

That's the same everywhere

Here driver's ed taught

green = go red = stop Yellow = proceed with caution

Not that it's the rule I follow, but that's what gets drilled into kids heads.

The advent of red light cameras turned yellow into "Can I safely stop without being plowed by a jacked up SUV/Pickup?"

The belief in American Exceptionalism isn't exclusive to how we perceive ourselves on the global stage. It's just as potent domestically within our society. We inherently see ourselves as better than any and all plebeian NPCs around us and above any rules established to keep our communities safe. It's the definition of toxic individualism and the single most deadly sin of American society.