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The issue is that somebody decided that you should be clear of the intersection as soon as the light turns red but it is not enough time if you travel slowly or
by lmilcin 7y ago
The issue is that somebody decided that you should be clear of the intersection as soon as the light turns red but it is not enough time if you travel slowly or if you need to turn left.
If you close to the intersection you might still see green or yellow very briefly but the act of slowing down to turn left is enough for you to run in red light territory and get fined.
There apparently is a formula that calculates how long travelers need to leave the intersection and, presumably, if you are still there it means you ran red light. It seems the formula is wrong as it does not grant enough time for lawful travelers in normal conditions.
- auiya 7y ago> There apparently is a formula that calculates how long travelers need to leave the intersection and, presumably, if you are still there it means you ran red light. It seems the formula is wrong as it does not grant enough time for lawful travelers in normal conditions. The condition of waiting for oncoming traffic to clear the intersection so that you may safely make a turn across the oncoming traffic stream is a common one, and presumably leaves most drivers in the intersection when the light turns red in dense traffic.
- jagged-chisel 7y agoI witness drivers in this situation just sitting right where they are, past their stop line, left signal blinking, far too close to the perpendicular travel lanes, refusing the clear the intersection until they get the arrow. Worse: they're the only ones wanting to turn, they're past the sensor, and the next cycle is solid green only.