Subj : Wannbe HAM To : Joe Delahaye From : mark lewis Date : Mon Sep 19 2016 11:18 am 19 Sep 16 09:17, you wrote to me: JD>>> Much the same here. The only vehicles that can legally go thru a JD>>> stop sign, or Red light, is a funeral procession. Then again, that JD>>> is usually accompanied by at least a police cruiser in front. ML>> check your laws closely... there may be a ""loop hole"" in that as ML>> long as you stop at a red light, does the law say that you *must* sit ML>> there until it turns red... most/all jurisdictions i've been in do ML>> not state that you *must* wait in the green... only that you must ML>> stop... i've beaten "red light tickets" with that argument several ML>> times in the past ;) ;) ;) JD> I'm pretty sure that our laws state to proceed with caution if not JD> safe to stop on a yellow, and to wait out a red light until it is JD> green. Flashing red is another matter though my point was that most all the traffic laws say to "stop on red" but they do not specifically state that you must wait until the red turns green before going on... ML>> on the flashing lights... i'm fixing to get a light bar fitted that ML>> gives me yellow and white flashing and alternating... can also get ML>> green in addition or as one or the other... this because of being on ML>> construction sites with heavy equipment running around... we already ML>> wear white hats and neon yellow safety vests ;) JD> Construction and tow vehicles here have yellow flashing lights, including JD> road maintenance crews. yup... yellow and white on a lot of newer stuff... JD> Police have both blue and red, while Ambulance and Fire Trucks have JD> simply red that's why i have to go with green, and/or yellow with white... the main thing is to be seen when on the side of the road or on a busy construction site with big loaders, haulers and diggers running around... )\/(ark Always Mount a Scratch Monkey .... Remember when "drag" meant streets and car racing? --- * Origin: (1:3634/12.73) .