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Can someone tell me, at what point does it take a pic of you and fine you for crossing the red light?
If you cross while the yellow is on, can you stil get fined?
lets say you cross the line and stop the car, and the light becomes red. what will happen then?

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glecs's picture

glecs said i've been beating a yellow ...

i've been beating a yellow blinking light since the time i cant remember but had no fines so far. i think its only crossing the line when its already red.

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glecs said and by the way, my simple ...

and by the way, my simple rule in crossing the signal:
red - means stop!
green - means go..,
yellow - means GO FASTER! :-)

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tess_916's picture

tess_916 said That's why they call the it ...

That's why they call it "beating the RED light". It's pretty obvious when the violation starts.

 

Black buller's picture

Black buller said If u have... ...

If u have crossed the line and the light goes red..just stop...dont move...dont even try to reverse ur car...as the camera is triggered by movement!!

 

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prabos said good point buller, r u sure ...

good point buller, r u sure about this? i was under the impression that there was some kind of beam that we cut when we pass that line or something like that..

 

The Dude....'s picture

The Dude.... said How about just stopping when ...

How about just stopping when the Green is not visible?

Better for you, others drivers, your passengers and potentially your wallet.

 

prabos's picture

prabos said agreed dude, but sometimes, ...

agreed dude, but sometimes, with your speed, it might be too late to stop before the light turnes red. some of these lights dont blink before turning from green to yellow, and you find yourself pass the stopping point.

 

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prabos said agreed dude, but sometimes, ...

agreed dude, but sometimes, with your speed, it might be too late to stop before the light turnes red. some of these lights dont blink before turning from green to yellow, and you find yourself pass the stopping point.

 

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Khanan said Crossing RED LIGHT is fine... ...

you can get away with the Yellow/Orange one.
I always prefer to stop when I see the GREEN blinking.
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eternity said dont move / mebbe you can reverse ...

the camera takes 3-4 pics (with slight delays) of any signal violation, so if you havent moved any further, the pics will show so....and you will not be fined!

crossing at orange is ok...no fine.... but crossing and stopping may generate a fine, however if the pics show that you dint move any further, it can be waived off!

 

Stone Cold's picture

Stone Cold said If you stop when the lights ...

If you stop when the lights is green or orange will be charge with obstructing the traffic. And zooming through these green or orange at high speed, will be charge for speeding.

 

fubar's picture

fubar said If the light goes red BEFORE ...

If the light goes red BEFORE you cross the big, thick, white line, then a sensor will be triggered and a photo taken. As eternity says, the camera will take multiple exposures to determine if you continued through the junction.

If the light goes red and you nudge a bit too far forward and there is a flash, just stop.

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said I'm colour blind, so i wait ...

I'm colour blind, so i wait for the blinking light at the top of the tree and just stop..

 

Firewater's picture

Firewater said There are pressure pads in ...

There are pressure pads in the road before and after the thick white line and become active when the light is at red only. The Cameras are on live all the time so when there is a flash the police actually have a length of movie to watch.

 

Gangster83's picture

Gangster83 said Crossing a yellow light is ...

Crossing a yellow light is 50% Risk.....
It,s a game of sec.......

Slow down when green light is blinking.

Have a safe Drive

 

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Rizks said RED LIGHT ! and i thought it ...

RED LIGHT !

and i thought it was something related to the RED light AREA....:(
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britexpat said Rizks.. ...

What's red light area ? Is it something to do with a driving school ?

 

Rizks's picture

Rizks said NO brite !! its not a school ...

NO brite !!

its not a school - but a BIG PLAY Area were adults and old people like Arien, Pajju etc go for doings Push Ups....:)
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Firewater's picture

Firewater said Red Light ...

Either way you get screwed................:)

 

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Firewater said Red light ...

Either way you get screwed.....:)

 

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