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* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}: Issue #47 of his second solo title revolves around a drug user who snaps and goes on a killing spree, with Logan as more of a background character for most of it. Near the climax, as Logan is on his motorcycle at a stop light, the killer pulls up beside him in his car. Already drunk and ramped up on adrenaline from his previous kills, as well as armed and with stolen money in the seat beside him, the killer starts freaking out as he looks at Logan, seeing that he's not someone to mess with and wondering if he's a cop.

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* In ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', Season 8 "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioPreschool Mario Preschool]]", Bowser is teaching the kids on "Stranger Danger" by driving up in a stereotypical "Free Candy" van in an attempt to teach the kids not to go anywhere near strangers. The kids ignore his lesson due to their love of candy and hijack the van and drag Bowser across the city. After Bowser stops them and drives them back in the van, he stops at a stoplight right next to a police car. When the police sees [[NotWhatItLooksLike Bowser in the van with kids inside]], Bowser tells the police he's just taking them school, but he's immediately swarmed by a fleet of police cars.

* ''Series/FullHouse'': In Season 6 "Be True to Your Preschool", Kimmy gets her driver's license and takes the Tanner girls for a joyride in her brother's car. When they see a group of guys from the chess team from their school walking down the street, they decide to gloat to them about their car while they play a game of "Ring Around the Chevy" that involves leaving the car and running around while stopped at a red light. When they try to get back inside the car, [[LaserGuidedKarma they end up locked out and stuck]] while the chess team players laughs at them as they leave. Just when it seems like things can't get worse, Danny comes by during his daily bike ride, ensuring that they get caught in the act. While Danny is going to call Kimmy's brother about his car, he tells the girls to walk home to think about what they did and it's two miles to get home.

* ''Series/TheAfterparty'': That Yasper (driving Aniq, Chelsea, and [[spoiler:Walt]]) and Brett ended up at the same red light while driving to the afterparty is a recurring event in the testimonies. Aniq remembers Brett yelling [[IllKillYou a death threat]], but Brett (who imagines this event as part of a ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious''-style car chase) was really yelling about his daughter's stuffed animal.

* In ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'', Season 8 "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioPreschool Mario Preschool]]", Bowser is teaching the kids on "Stranger Danger" by driving up in a stereotypical "Free Candy" van in an attempt to teach the kids not to go anywhere near strangers. The kids ignore his lesson due to their love of candy and hijack the van and drag Bowser across the city. After Bowser stops them and drives them back in the van, he stops at a stoplight right next to a police car. When the police sees [[NotWhatItLooksLike Bowser in the van with kids inside]], Bowser tells the police he's just taking them school, but he's immediately swarmed by a fleet of police cars.

* ''Series/FullHouse'': In Season 6 "Be True to Your Preschool", Kimmy gets her driver's license and takes the Tanner girls for a joyride in her brother's car. When they see a [[{{Nerd}} group of guys from the chess team]] from their school walking down the street, they decide to gloat to them about their car while they play a game of "Ring Around the Chevy" that involves leaving the car and running around while stopped at a red light. When they try to get back inside the car, [[LaserGuidedKarma they end up locked out and stuck]] while the chess team players laughs at them as they leave. Just when it seems like things can't get worse, Danny comes by during his daily bike ride, ensuring that they get caught in the act. While Danny is going to call Kimmy's brother about his car, he tells the girls to walk home to think about what they did and it's two miles to get home.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': In "Harley and Ivy", the two title characters are at a stoplight when another car pulls up beside them. The guys in the other car start rudely leering and catcalling, until Harley gets mad enough to pull out a grenade launcher and blow up the car while the occupants run for their lives.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield "22 Short Films About Springfield,"]] during a section parodying ''Pulp Fiction'', Snake Jailbird sees Chief Wiggum walking down the street while he's waiting for a red light, and mows the Chief down with his car.

* In [[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]], Season 8 "[[Recap/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64BloopersMarioPreschool Mario Preschool]]", Bowser is teaching the kids on "Stranger Danger" by driving up in a stereotypical "Free Candy" van in an attempt to teach the kids not to go anywhere near strangers. The kids ignore his lesson due to their love of candy and hijack the van and drag Bowser across the city. After Bowser stops them and drives them back in the van, he stops at a stoplight right next to a police car. When the police sees [[NotWhatItLooksLike Bowser in the van with kids inside]], Bowser tells the police he's just taking them school, but he's immediately swarmed by a fleet of police cars.

* In one episode of ''Series/FullHouse'', Kimmy gets her driver's license and takes the Tanner girls for a joyride. When they see a [[{{Nerd}} group of guys from the chess team]] at their school walking down the street, they decide to make fun of them while they play a game of "Ring Around the Chevy" that involves leaving the car and running around while stopped at a red light. When they try to get back inside the car, [[LaserGuidedKarma they end up locked out and stuck]] while the chess team players laughs at them as they leave. Just when it seems like things can't get worse, Danny comes by during his daily bike ride, ensuring that they get caught in the act. While Danny is going to call Kimmy's brother about his car, he tells the girls to walk home to think about what they did and it's two miles to get home.

* A common occurence ''[[WebVideo/FailRace FailRace's]] Survive The Hunt'' series, where Alex tries to blend in with the AI traffic to avoid getting detected by hunters. Often, Alex is stuck at a stoplight next to a hunter and has to decide whether he should continue to blend in or run for it.

* In one episode of ''Series/FullHouse'', Kimmy gets her driver's license and takes the Tanner girls for a joyride. When they play a game of "Chicken" that involves leaving the car and running around while stopped at a red light, they end up locked out and stuck. Just when it seems like things can't get worse, Danny comes by during his daily bike ride, ensuring that they get caught in the act.

-->--''' "Backflip" by Music/TheFrontBottoms'''

* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Butch stops at a red light just as Marsellus (who has sent hitmen to kill him for not throwing a fight) is walking across the street. Soon as they notice each other (complete with a [[PrecisionFStrike perfectly precise "motherfucker"]]) Butch guns his motor and runs Marsellus down.

* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': When D.J. brings "obscene reading material" to school, a parent-principal conference is arranged; Roseanne, who usually takes care of these things, forces Dan to go instead in the name of being more active in the kids' lives. Things quickly become awkward--the staff has always just assumed Dan was ''dead'' because of his lack of involvement, D.J. pretends that Dan isn't his father, and the reading material in question is a comic book Darlene wrote. Later, as Dan sits in a police car after beating up Jackie's abusive boyfriend, who should pull up next to them at a stoplight but the principal. Dan sheepishly waves with his cuffed hand.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In Season 11 "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS11E5JoesRevenge Joe's Revenge]]", after Peter, Quagmire, and Joe escape from some corrupt cops and steal their police car, they stop at a stoplight where another police car stops next to them. When the cops notice the guys aren't in police uniform they ask them if they're real cops. When Peter asks them if they're real cops, they panic and reveal they're not actually cops either and quickly drive off.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In Season 2 "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree", after the gang, who are driving Madame Foster's car, catches Mac who was going through a crazy sugar rush, they stop at a stoplight just as Frankie and Madame Foster stops next to them. When Frankie glances at them, the gang quickly disguise themselves just before she looks at them again. Eduardo, who had to ride a tricycle because he couldn't fit inside Madame Foster's car, rides by Frankie and greets her until he realizes she wasn't suppose to know he and the others left the house.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': In the Season One episode, "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbFlopStarz Flop Starz]]", while on his way to stop Dr. Doofenshmirtz's latest scheme, Agent P ends up pulling up next to Linda at a stoplight. She has a DoubleTake, but Perry manages to ward off suspicion with [[PaperThinDisguise a pair of Groucho glasses]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': In Season 2 "Crouching Trudy, Hidden Penny", when Oscar and Felix are driving in Bobby's car, they get real tired of constantly hearing Bobby's song. When they stop at a stoplight, two women stop next to them and compliment them on their music and invite them to hang out while they shoot a music video, which Oscar and Felix happily accept. As the women drive forward, Trudy and Sunset, their respective wife, stop next to them and shoot a DeathGlare at them for flirting.

* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': Dan has to meet DJ's principal after DJ brings obscene reading material to school...and the meeting gets super awkward when it turns out to be a comic book Darlene wrote. Later, as Dan sits in a police car after beating up Jackie's abusive boyfriend, who should pull up next to them at a stoplight but the principal. Dan sheepishly waves with his cuffed hand.

* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Butch stops at a red light just as Marsellus (who has sent hitmen to kill him for not throwing a fight) is walking across the street. Butch guns his motor and runs Marsellus down.

->''And this is how the cool boyfriend sits in the passenger seat of his girlfriend's car.''
->''He's looking at me, wish the light would turn green''
->''Oh set me free, oh set me free''

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