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Yea I haven't really ever seen anyone run red lights. Is it even a problem?

by dokem 7y ago

avocado4 7y ago
It's pretty normal to run red lights in San Francisco.
btrettel 7y ago
Might depend on the location. I've seen more red light runners in the half decade I've lived in Austin than the remainder of my life. Another possibility is that I might be paying more attention to the problem now than before.
frosted-flakes 7y ago
I don't think it's common to blatantly run a red light. In fact, it's extremely frowned upon in Western society, to the point that 99% of people will wait for the green signal even if it's the middle of the night and there's no-one around (compare that to, e.g. India, where I've heard that traffic signals are mere suggestions). But stretching the green past the yellow and into the red? That happens all the time, and I suspect it's the vast majority of what these cameras catch. People justify it because "oh, it was just a few seconds" or "but it was still yellow!".
- kolinko 7y ago
  The all-famous „dark-yellow” :)
zachwood 7y ago
Where I live, it happens hundreds of times per day. And that's just the ones recorded. https://denverite.com/2018/12/05/denvers-small-force-of-red-light-cameras-and-electronic-speed-traps-will-grow-but-cdot-blocked-police-from-putting-them-at-crucial-dangerous-intersections/ https://denverite.com/2018/12/05/denvers-small-force-of-red-...
RandomBacon 7y ago
It's extremely common in Houston, Texas. Also very common is uninsured motorists, unlicensed motorists, and unregistered vehicles; so make sure to have the appropriate coverage and look both ways even when you have the green light. I highly recommend front and rear dash cams. Famous epitaph: He died defending his right of way. His way was right, his will was strong, But he's just as dead as if he was wrong.
HillaryBriss 7y ago
My sense in Los Angeles is that traffic laws mostly go unenforced. This allows persistent, continuous safety hazards for pedestrians and compliant drivers. We have a situation where running stop signs and red lights, speeding, reckless driving and gridlocking behaviors are rewarded and very, very rarely penalized. State laws require revenue from traffic violations to flow to the state of California rather than to the locality so the LAPD's incentive to spend costly officer time on traffic enforcement is quite weak. IMHO, in Los Angeles, automated enforcement measures would be worthwhile.

Yea I haven't really ever seen anyone run red lights. Is it even a problem?

by dokem 7y ago

Yea I haven't really ever seen anyone run red lights. Is it even a problem?

avocado4 7y ago

It's pretty normal to run red lights in San Francisco.

btrettel 7y ago

Might depend on the location. I've seen more red light runners in the half decade I've lived in Austin than the remainder of my life. Another possibility is that I might be paying more attention to the problem now than before.

frosted-flakes 7y ago

I don't think it's common to blatantly run a red light. In fact, it's extremely frowned upon in Western society, to the point that 99% of people will wait for the green signal even if it's the middle of the night and there's no-one around (compare that to, e.g. India, where I've heard that traffic signals are mere suggestions). But stretching the green past the yellow and into the red? That happens all the time, and I suspect it's the vast majority of what these cameras catch. People justify it because "oh, it was just a few seconds" or "but it was still yellow!".

kolinko 7y ago
The all-famous „dark-yellow” :)

zachwood 7y ago

Where I live, it happens hundreds of times per day. And that's just the ones recorded. https://denverite.com/2018/12/05/denvers-small-force-of-red-light-cameras-and-electronic-speed-traps-will-grow-but-cdot-blocked-police-from-putting-them-at-crucial-dangerous-intersections/ https://denverite.com/2018/12/05/denvers-small-force-of-red-...

RandomBacon 7y ago

It's extremely common in Houston, Texas. Also very common is uninsured motorists, unlicensed motorists, and unregistered vehicles; so make sure to have the appropriate coverage and look both ways even when you have the green light. I highly recommend front and rear dash cams. Famous epitaph: He died defending his right of way. His way was right, his will was strong, But he's just as dead as if he was wrong.

HillaryBriss 7y ago

My sense in Los Angeles is that traffic laws mostly go unenforced. This allows persistent, continuous safety hazards for pedestrians and compliant drivers. We have a situation where running stop signs and red lights, speeding, reckless driving and gridlocking behaviors are rewarded and very, very rarely penalized. State laws require revenue from traffic violations to flow to the state of California rather than to the locality so the LAPD's incentive to spend costly officer time on traffic enforcement is quite weak. IMHO, in Los Angeles, automated enforcement measures would be worthwhile.