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In Australia you only get a ticket if the rear axle passes over the line while the lights are red. It is very common for people to bank up an intersection and

• snazz 7y ago
  > Realistically being in the middle of an intersection when a light is red endangers no-one. You’re already there, so people can see you and aren’t going to T-bone you. Even if stationary. At low speeds, maybe. At anything above 30 mph, or at night, or with otherwise reduced visibility, it's still very dangerous to be in the middle of an intersection when traffic is flowing the other way. There's also no right-turn-on-red setup in Australia, which means that this situation is unlikely to happen in the first place.
  • denkmoon 7y ago
    We have left turn on red, remembering we drive on the left hand side. It is not universal though, it has to be signposted. In practice, you only get "caught" inside the intersection when there is heavy traffic, so speeds shouldn't be particularly high.
    • snazz 7y ago
      Whoops, you’re right. That would explain why I got a resounding “no” when I searched for “right turn on red Australia”. My American ignorance at work again :)
      • macintux 7y ago
        In some U.S. jurisdictions (like mine) you can turn left on red, when turning from a one-way street onto another.
  • aetherspawn 7y ago
    If you can’t see into an intersection, common sense dictates to slow down because you won’t be able to see either the lights on the opposite side or the person driving in front of you.