Connecticut. I recently was coming up on a light that has a very fast yellow light, about 2-3 seconds. I was looking to my right at the new Burger King they are building. The car next to me was a cop. The light changed when I was about a car length from it. I caught his car slow down out of the corner of my eye to see the light yellow and attempted to stop. There was no way I was going to stop in time and would have ended up in the cross walk, possibly with screeching tires, so I let off the break clearing the intersection. I never saw the light turn red (I know it did while my car was going through obviously). The cop pulled me over giving me a ticket, stating I blatantly ran the red light. I explained it was yellow and my judgment told me I could not stop in time. He told me it was bad judgment and gave me $124 ticket. I'm trying to decide my options. Do I stand a chance if I fight it or am I just wasting a day out of work to end up paying the fine anyways. I did not like the way he talked down to me and was accusing. I pass through this intersection every day on my way to work and have been paying close attention to see if I could have done anything different. I still believe I made the best choice under a yellow. There was no way I could stop with out being halfway past the light and in the cross walk.
I just looked up our state DMV site and looked int he driving manual: Yellow traffic lights mean the traffic light is about to change to red. You must stop if it is safe to do so. If you are in the intersection when the yellow light comes on, do not stop-continue through the intersection.
So I think I stand a chance here!
I just looked up our state DMV site and looked int he driving manual: Yellow traffic lights mean the traffic light is about to change to red. You must stop if it is safe to do so. If you are in the intersection when the yellow light comes on, do not stop-continue through the intersection.
So I think I stand a chance here!
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