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Friday, October 4. 2024

Can you run a yellow light (in the USA)?

Of course you can - or should.


If you stop on a yellow, you could get rear-ended. If the light turns red when you are under it, that's fine too.





Posted by Bird Dog at 12:56 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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If the light turns red when you are under it, that's fine too.

Maybe, maybe not...

These two types of yellow light laws are described by the Federal Highway Administration as “permissive yellow law” (Washington) and “restrictive yellow law” (Oregon). Which state you’re in determines the point at which an officer can issue a citation. In a permissive state, a driver can enter the intersection throughout the yellow light cycle; in a restrictive state requires drivers to stop whenever safely possible.

https://www.thewisedrive.com/how-to-get-through-a-yellow-light-without-getting-a-ticket/
#1 Not Sure on 2024-10-04 20:20 (Reply)
Like the way you think! Can I quote you to my wife to reduce squealing incidents!
#2 slm on 2024-10-04 21:54 (Reply)
You just as long as you don't think a yellow light means "olé"
#3 Anonymous Mike on 2024-10-05 03:00 (Reply)
I never cross the intersection on a yellow if I can safely stop. Too many people---on the crossing streets---think stopping for a red light is for "other people." I've seen more than a few t-bone wrecks in the middle of the intersection. I've been t-boned twice, so I'm naturally more cautious, but my bones are a lot older now.
#4 HH on 2024-10-05 09:23 (Reply)
MMMMM..... T-Bone.
#5 Homer Simpson on 2024-10-05 09:35 (Reply)
As Jeff Bridges says in Starman, "Red stop, green go, yellow go very fast."
#6 sparkee on 2024-10-06 19:48 (Reply)

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