Nothing saying you have to go at red lights?
Stopped at red light at inter section. Across the street is a white car that is also stopped at red light. Light turns green. The white car across the street starts to go. I still have some habit...
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fitznj wrote:
From what I remember from driver ed. a green light is NOT as carte blanche to enter/cross the intersection. A green light means " enter the intersection only if it's safe to do so"; So in your scenario, the white car is equally at fault as it entered the intersection despite the fact that it was not safe.
You on the other hand did not enter the intersection as you deemed it unsafe. Looking both way when the light turns green is prudent.
I agree with everything except the law in CA is that when the traffic signal turns green, you the driver who has just received the green light has the Right Of Way and would not be at fault. And there is a section of the code which defines Right Of Way. It is a legal thing not a suggestion.
