Searching For Running A Red Light

March 7th, 2010 by Rob Kosberg Leave a reply »

As you pass through the light it is all yours no matter what the color is its just a light or that is what is said over and over in mind of someone getting ready to run a light. Not so next thing you know you are pulling the car over to the side of he road and a not so nice cop is giving you a wonderful ticket for running a red light or you are going to jail if you have been drinking.

The red in a traffic light is very visible to all drivers. A few of the are blurred by the sun and for a moment a driver can be blinded by the sun when entering a intersection. Seeing the intersection from a distance will give you an idea if the lights are changing when you can’t see it clearly up close.

When designing the lights the designer takes into consideration factors that affect it from the environment. To help block the effects of the sun shinning on the light the backdrop is coated in black to allow the light to be seen in bright sunlight. To make things uniform the lights are also assembled in the same order.

The colors of the lights are the same on all standard models. A good reason for this is to see the light in the same place all the time for those that are color blind and drive an also for those that can’t tell the light color by the sun.

Some states have requirements for different lights and special orders on a per order basis. Blue used to be a color for several states ordering signals. The 3 colors that are used today are red, yellow and green. With special orders the light can be whatever they want but the only other color that is requested is clear or white.

It would be a good idea to remember to watch for the changes when approaching any light since they change so frequently. The time you sit at a light seems to be a long time to most people but in reality the time you sit at a light is usually only from 1 minute to 1.5 minutes.

One type of judgment call when driving a car into an intersection is as the light is changing do you stop or continue driving right through the intersection. I could be that the light was green then it turned yellow as you entered the intersection. When you find yourself in a situation, were the light turned yellow then red an you are in middle, what do you do? The light is red after you entered the midway point then continue through if it is still safe, do not back up. If you are approaching a light at any time remember that the light is on a timer and it will soon change.

If you have ridden the roads as a driver or passenger you will see someone hurry or speed up to get through a light that has already started to turn red. There are those that continue on and hit the intersection as the light is red. This would be considered running a red light. A judgment call by a police officer would be involved if a ticket is in question. Today red light monitors are popping up more and more and they don’t care if you think you were close enough to go on the red light change. If its red its red and they will send you a ticket for running a red light.

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