Red lights

prabos
By prabos

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?

thanks

By eternity• 6 Jul 2009 12:09
Rating: 4/5
eternity

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!

By Firewater• 6 Jul 2009 09:06
Firewater

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

By Firewater• 6 Jul 2009 09:05
Firewater

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

By Rizks• 6 Jul 2009 09:05
Rizks

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....:)

By britexpat• 6 Jul 2009 08:59
britexpat

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

By Rizks• 6 Jul 2009 08:53
Rizks

RED LIGHT !

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

By anonymous• 6 Jul 2009 08:49
anonymous

Crossing a yellow light is 50% Risk.....

It,s a game of sec.......

Slow down when green light is blinking.

Have a safe Drive

By Firewater• 6 Jul 2009 08:48
Firewater

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.

By britexpat• 6 Jul 2009 08:38
britexpat

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

By fubar• 6 Jul 2009 08:34
Rating: 5/5
fubar

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.

By Stone Cold• 6 Jul 2009 08:00
Stone Cold

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.

By Khanan• 6 Jul 2009 07:16
Khanan

you can get away with the Yellow/Orange one.

I always prefer to stop when I see the GREEN blinking.

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Have Courage To Live.

Anyone Can Die.

By prabos• 6 Jul 2009 07:12
prabos

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.

By prabos• 6 Jul 2009 06:11
prabos

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.

By anonymous• 6 Jul 2009 01:36
anonymous

How about just stopping when the Green is not visible?

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

By prabos• 6 Jul 2009 00:14
prabos

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..

By glecs• 5 Jul 2009 20:34
glecs

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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silent "G"

By glecs• 5 Jul 2009 20:32
glecs

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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silent "G"

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