Some things in aviation, believe it or not, are assumed.
But in most cases, any doubt in an instruction is queried and verified before being complied with by very cautious and suspicious pilots. What was it that makes an ‘Ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me’?
. . .you don't taxi down the runway for a bit first, and then take off
You do on 24L, the first 100m is not available as part of the take-off roll.
FWIW I’ve always disliked Boeing’s practice of putting the white nav lights on the wing tips, and not the tailcone, obscuring the extremities of the aeroplane in darkness and poor vis. I’ll never forget coming arse to face with the tail of a 757 in my little jet when it just loomed out of the murk. I’d like then to use all available lighting in poor conditions.
Look forward to several months of scribbling down ‘Pilots are to exercise caution when manoeuvring in the runway holding areas as wing tip clearance is not assured.’