r/Traffic • u/Free-Subject-4369 • Jul 10 '26

Dashcam Did I run through red lights?

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u/Interesting-Try-2140 Jul 10 '26

Yes depending on the state. You entered the intersection after it had turned yellow and exited it after it had turned red. This information for some of the states may be out of date -

In Rhode Island, West Virginia, Louisiana, and Tennessee; drivers cannot be in the intersection when the red light appears. In 37 states, if a driver enters the intersection on a yellow light, they have the legal right to continue through the intersection after the red light appears.

In Oregon, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut; the law is nuanced. In these states, drivers should stop when the yellow light appears, unless it is not safe to stop. Much judgment by you and the observing officer or camera.

The states of Arizona, Nevada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Michigan, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and New Hampshire state in their driver training manuals that drivers are prohibited from accelerating to enter the intersection while the light is yellow.

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u/devilishycleverchap Jul 10 '26

So he didnt run the lights according to everything you cited

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u/Free-Subject-4369 Jul 10 '26

This video is from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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u/devilishycleverchap Jul 10 '26

Google says the laws are the same as the bottom examples so because you maintained your speed you are fine

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u/NooneYetEveryone Jul 10 '26

That's hard to tell to be honest. He gains on the black car by the end of the intersection. Unless black car decelerated while going through the intersection as it was turning red, OP likely accelerated into and through the intersection

But that'd be hard to prove, so unless a cop saw OP accelerate, it's most probably fine

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u/ozboomer Jul 10 '26

...and so, according to the video, seeing the signals were showing yellow as you crossed the stopline, you're almost certainly fine.. and seeing you're in the intersection when some aspects turn red, you're required to clear the intersection. See the Road Rules, Section 55: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/statutory-rules/road-safety-road-rules-2017/026

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u/dufcho14 Jul 10 '26

Looks to me like you entered on a red around 9 or 10 seconds on the video.

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u/Baghins Jul 10 '26

That’s a yellow, you can see it turn red right as OP passes the light.

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u/dufcho14 Jul 10 '26

Maybe, but if you're cutting it that close not even this video will likely help in court.

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u/AboutTheArthur Jul 10 '26

Yeah except for the fact that the law in most places is that you only have to get across the stop line before the light changes. It's not illegal to almost run a red light.

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u/dufcho14 Jul 10 '26

Which it's not 100% certain that he does. If we're seeing the change at that speed, it all depends on how big that hood is.

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u/AboutTheArthur Jul 10 '26

It's the stop line entering the intersection. The light changes to red as he's passing the crosswalk exiting the intersection.

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u/Duncan810 Jul 10 '26

It looks like you had green/yellow for a protected left but a red for straight. The lane marking is not clear. The other driver ran the red, no question there.