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is it ok to jump a red when there are no cars or traffic around
londonTiger
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We'v e all been there. You're stuck at a junction early in the mornng say 3am. You c an see all the other junctions and can see that there are no cars or pedestrians around.
A few weeks prior there was roadworks on one side of a long, straight road. There were temporary traffic lights put up by the roadworks and you had to pass through in single file. Now, I had a red light but I could see up ahead that there were no cars to be seen what so ever so I went and drove past a red. Would that be OK?
You want to jump the lights and move forward slowly and carefully. But you're worred that CCTV might catch you so you don't.
I just faced a similar situation on Christmas day when I was going to budgens to pick up several tubs of ben & jerrys on offer for £2.50 each. These guys are awesome - they never close. haha.
Anyway, whats the law on this can you drive through a red if there's no traffic about? I remeber reading on another forum how you can drive through red if its safe to do so. There was a truck driver with dashcam footage of a car in front that drove through a red light. He sent the footage to the police and the police rejected it and said that there's nothing they can do.
Any ideas?
A few weeks prior there was roadworks on one side of a long, straight road. There were temporary traffic lights put up by the roadworks and you had to pass through in single file. Now, I had a red light but I could see up ahead that there were no cars to be seen what so ever so I went and drove past a red. Would that be OK?
You want to jump the lights and move forward slowly and carefully. But you're worred that CCTV might catch you so you don't.
I just faced a similar situation on Christmas day when I was going to budgens to pick up several tubs of ben & jerrys on offer for £2.50 each. These guys are awesome - they never close. haha.
Anyway, whats the law on this can you drive through a red if there's no traffic about? I remeber reading on another forum how you can drive through red if its safe to do so. There was a truck driver with dashcam footage of a car in front that drove through a red light. He sent the footage to the police and the police rejected it and said that there's nothing they can do.
Any ideas?
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