Got a RED LIGHT ticket and caught by a COP
12-28-2010, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 05TurboS2k,Dec 28 2010, 12:29 PM
"I didn't think I could safely stop in time officer".
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You just have to enter it while yellow. You did that yes? So that should be it. Fight this.
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You just have to enter it while yellow. You did that yes? So that should be it. Fight this.
I wrote an extended version of that sentence (about 3 paragraphs) and won my ticket (although mine was a photographed red light ticket).
12-28-2010, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicotunes,Dec 28 2010, 05:00 PM
But this is not a camera case...........cop got him.
My bad. I just read the RED LIGHT ticket and jumped in. It's still arguable depending on the normal speed of travel on that street (not the speed limit) and how long that yellow light stays on, but you can throw the bulk of my case out the window. 
12-29-2010, 02:22 AM
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If you weren't speeding and you were in the intersection before it turned red then you committed no offense.
You can't be cited for running a red light if, in fact you never did run a red light.
You can't be cited for running a red light if, in fact you never did run a red light.
12-29-2010, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by s2k_dreams,Dec 29 2010, 03:22 AM
If you weren't speeding and you were in the intersection before it turned red then you committed no offense.
You can't be cited for running a red light if, in fact you never did run a red light.
You can't be cited for running a red light if, in fact you never did run a red light.
12-29-2010, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Nicotunes,Dec 28 2010, 12:42 PM
How long was the yellow before it went to red? The duration is based on the speed limit of the street, or so I was told....What is the speed limit there?
Maybe you can claim a fast yellow....
Maybe you can claim a fast yellow....
I think it's true because I've seen yellow lights at 50mph intersections take forever
12-29-2010, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by AlX Boi,Dec 29 2010, 01:05 AM
My bad. I just read the RED LIGHT ticket and jumped in. It's still arguable depending on the normal speed of travel on that street (not the speed limit) and how long that yellow light stays on, but you can throw the bulk of my case out the window. 
12-29-2010, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by s2k_dreams,Dec 29 2010, 03:22 AM
If you weren't speeding and you were in the intersection before it turned red then you committed no offense.
You can't be cited for running a red light if, in fact you never did run a red light.
You can't be cited for running a red light if, in fact you never did run a red light.
12-29-2010, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LUIS_TURBO,Dec 29 2010, 08:17 AM
I was told in traffic school that it was 1 sec / every 10mph.
I think it's true because I've seen yellow lights at 50mph intersections take forever
I think it's true because I've seen yellow lights at 50mph intersections take forever
In those cities you say that have long yellows in 50mph zones: Some are genuinely designed for safety and have not installed any red light traffic cameras, i.e. Irvine, Tustin, and a few suburban cities further south. I have seen 3 second yellow lights in 45mph zones in Santa Ana. That's how I got on candid camera.