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Red light cameras Toronto/Scarborough?
In Toronto, I was approaching an intersection. As I was approaching the intersection, the light began to turn yellow. Now, I was going to make a right turn, and I know, I was dumb for not stopping even though it was still yellow, you don't need to tell me this. Anyways, I am approaching as it's green and it begins to turn yellow. I cannot remember 100% if it was yellow or red, but I am pretty sure that as I was just entering the intersection, it was yellow about to turn red. So I believe I began to enter as it was still yellow and turned to red less than a second later. There is a red light camera here, but there is only one and it doesn't appear to be aimed at where I made my right turn. Anyways, my question is, am I at risk of getting a ticket here? As I mentioned, I do not remember 100% if I entered when it was yellow/red, but I do recall turning and the other street still had a red light of their own, so I didn't cut anyone off/I wasn't that late.
Again, I am stupid for not slowing down/stopping on a yellow, but I felt that if I had stopped I would not have safely been able to make my stop at the light. Thanks.
4 Answers
- Canadian_EmpireLv 49 years agoFavorite Answer
Right hand turns are legal at red lights, provided the way is clear. Did you cut anyone off? Did distrupte the natural flow of traffic? My guess would be no to both those questions as you said that just as you entered the intersection it turned red.
It was probably best that you did continue to turn, this way you avoided being stopped in the intersection.
For future reference, when coming up to a yellow light, stop if safe (don't cause someone behind you to have to brake hard). If you can't, keep going/make your turn, but be aware of whats happening. You have to assess the situation quickly: would it be safer to stop and get rear ended, rather than go through and get T-boned? In most cases though it is safer to go through because the other traffic hasn't gotten the green yet.
- Penguin_BobLv 79 years ago
It's really quite simple. Red light cameras are designed to take a picture of the front of a car that ENTERS the intersection AFTER to light turns red. If you entered while the light was still yellow (for even split second) the camera would not take the picture. If you get a ticket in the mail you will also get a picture of your car at the instant it entered the intersection and will also show that the light is red. None of the other details as mentioned in the other answers have any bearing on the situation. I won't talk about whether you otherwise did right or wrong since you obviously know better than we do what went down. Good luck!!
