Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : mark lewis
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Tue Sep 20 2016 08:26 am

-=> mark lewis wrote to Joe Delahaye <=-

 ml> my point was that most all the traffic laws say to "stop on red" but
 ml> they do not specifically state that you must wait until the red turns
 ml> green before going on...

Green - proceed if safe.
Yellow - stop if it is safe to do so.
Red - Stop and wait for the light to go green.

The one exception is it is OK to break road laws if doing so would avoid a
collision (with another vehicle, pedestrian or whatever).  Avoiding a colision
pretty much overrides anything else.  You'd probably have to talk it over with
the cops and maybe state your case in court, but if it's proven you took the
action to avoid a collision, you should be OK.

 JD> Construction and tow vehicles here have yellow flashing lights, including
 JD> road maintenance crews.

Yes, they do here too.

 ml> 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

 ml> that's why i have to go with green, and/or yellow with white... the
 ml> main thing is to be seen when on the side of the road or on a busy
 ml> construction site with big loaders, haulers and diggers running
 ml> around...

You used to be able to get yellow lights here, which you could use while
stationary.  I don't know if that is still the case.  Construction and road
crews use them while working, I have seen the occasional pilot car (for
oversized truck convoys) use them too.

 ml> ... Remember when "drag" meant streets and car racing?

Nah it's the main street of town ("main drag" :D ).  But yeah I get where the
tagline was going. :)


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