Re: 2 Cars Colliding at an amber light (car turning right into oncoming traffic)?
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A while back on a rainy night, I was traveling at 60km/h while the traffic lights in front of me turned yellow. The distance I had was in between "braking harder" to stop or just drive though and naturally I chose to drive though.
Admittingly I throttled though the lights to not get caught by the red signal when the police witnessed my actions. They saw me drive past them while waiting for the light to turn green.
As I pulled up to greet the police officer, she asked why I didn't stop. I said "because I felt it was not safe enough to do so given the wet road". The officer told me that was ok, however they pulled me up because I accelerated (given away by my exhaust lol) though the yellow and borderlined speeding, was let off with a warning.
Moral of this story is that it is OK to continue driving though a Yellow Signal *only if you can NOT stop safely without being a hazard to other drivers*
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2009 FG XR6 N/A - Nitro Blue
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