Noah Forman is an Uber driver in New York City. He is an experienced driver in a city known for its severe traffic jams. Forman started driving a taxi in 2005. Then, he switched to the ride-sharing service. He said he got the idea to see how many green lights he could make it through without being stopped by a red light, when he saw a video in 2014. One driver made 55 straight green lights. Forman thought he could get through more intersections than that without stopping. So one day, he made a video of himself driving and posted it on YouTube. He got more than 100 lights that time. After reaching a red light, he continued on, and made it through 76 more lights without stopping. Inspired by his first try, Forman thought he could do even better. So in early December, he tried again. This time, he made it through 236 lights in a row. The drive covered almost all of Manhattan’s East Side and took about 27 minutes.
Title: New York City Driver Gets 236 Green Lights in a Row
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data-end-time='24042'>Then, he switched to the ride-sharing service.</span> <span data-start-time='24042' data-end-time='37771'>He said he got the idea to see how many green lights he could make it through without being stopped by a red light, when he saw a video in 2014.</span> <span data-start-time='37771' data-end-time='43313'>One driver made 55 straight green lights.</span> <span data-start-time='43313' data-end-time='50917'>Forman thought he could get through more intersections than that without stopping.</span> <span data-start-time='50917' data-end-time='58500'>So one day, he made a video of himself driving and posted it on YouTube.</span> <span data-start-time='58500' data-end-time='63042'>He got more than 100 lights that time.</span> <span data-start-time='63042' data-end-time='73292'>After reaching a red light, he continued on, and made it through 76 more lights without stopping.</span> <span data-start-time='73292' data-end-time='80521'>Inspired by his first try, Forman thought he could do even better.</span> <span data-start-time='80521' data-end-time='85229'>So in early December, he tried again.</span> <span data-start-time='85229' data-end-time='92229'>This time, he made it through 236 lights in a row.</span> <span data-start-time='92229' data-end-time='100458'>The drive covered almost all of Manhattan’s East Side and took about 27 minutes.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1600/NYC_green_lights.jpg'/></div></div><div 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