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Red light running occurs when a motorist enters a junction any time after the signal light turns red unless a legal turn on red manoeuvre is completed. [3] A US national survey in 2019 found that 86% of drivers thought it was very dangerous to run a red light at speed, but 31% reported that they had done so in the past 30 days. [4]
Over 20 states [9] [10] in the United States have enacted "dead red" laws that give motorcyclists and sometimes bicyclists an affirmative defense to proceed through a red light with caution after stopping when they are not detected by the traffic light controller. [11] [12]
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, red-light running is a frequent cause of crashes, with 6,000 people killed between 1992 and 1998, 850 each year in the United States alone, while 1.4 million were injured. In Australia, 15% to 21% of the crashes at signalized intersections were related to red light running during 1994–1998.
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The Land of Lincoln is not the only place to ban traffic light avoidance — Maryland Heights in St. Louis County has a local ordinance prohibiting rat running, and the states of Texas, Florida ...
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Turn on red is a principle of law permitting vehicles at a traffic light showing a red signal to turn into the direction of traffic nearer to them (almost always after a complete stop, depending on the jurisdiction) when the way is clear, without having to wait for a green signal.
Simply put: You cannot run a red light if it’s taking too long to turn green. If you do, you risk being cited by law enforcement, according to California Vehicle Code 21453.