In all seriousness, I have been ticketed twice in the last year for this and really am trying to figure out the law obviously.
I'll start by asking what does the law state in this regard to proceeding through a yellow light.
I have found that nearly all lights stay yellow for a varying amount of time and IMO it would make sense for the amount of time to increase depending on the speed limit of said intersection. For example, a speed limit of 55mph and a yellow light duration of 2 seconds seems like an inadequate amount of time to safely come to a stop...
In both my cases, I was driving in my fully loaded up work van going through an intersection where I felt it would be unsafe to try and come to a stop and in both situations I would say the light did turn Red before I was entirely through the intersection and in both cases I was cited for running a red light. Seems unjustifiable to me and maybe I am just venting but this is really getting frustrating because I am not trying to break the law or endanger anyone else.
I'm considering fighting this one because I believe 3 moving violations in my state results in some type of further punishment as if the ridiculous insurance rates were not already enough. Oh and the latest situation it appeared to be either an under cover or off duty state trooper because he was not in a marked vehicle, no uniform or badge and appeared that his wife was in the car with him
I'll start by asking what does the law state in this regard to proceeding through a yellow light.
I have found that nearly all lights stay yellow for a varying amount of time and IMO it would make sense for the amount of time to increase depending on the speed limit of said intersection. For example, a speed limit of 55mph and a yellow light duration of 2 seconds seems like an inadequate amount of time to safely come to a stop...
In both my cases, I was driving in my fully loaded up work van going through an intersection where I felt it would be unsafe to try and come to a stop and in both situations I would say the light did turn Red before I was entirely through the intersection and in both cases I was cited for running a red light. Seems unjustifiable to me and maybe I am just venting but this is really getting frustrating because I am not trying to break the law or endanger anyone else.
I'm considering fighting this one because I believe 3 moving violations in my state results in some type of further punishment as if the ridiculous insurance rates were not already enough. Oh and the latest situation it appeared to be either an under cover or off duty state trooper because he was not in a marked vehicle, no uniform or badge and appeared that his wife was in the car with him