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jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: wantmymoneyback
Date: October 14, 2024, 10:15 am
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I was caught jumping a red light. I was in very slow moving
traffic.
I could not see the light at the junction to my right as my and
the one across the junction was totally blocked by a lorry as
can be seen in the photos.
as soon as the lorry moved and I saw the light was red I stopped
and never crossed the junction.
Is it worth me going to court over this matter?
I have 0 points on my license and have been offered to be
considered for a fixed penalty.
Thanks For looking and any advice
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: October 14, 2024, 11:03 am
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Traffic lights usually some in pairs. You seem to be focusing on
the one to your right. Are you only telling us half the story in
the hopes of making your case sound stronger, or was there no
red light to your left to be seen if you had looked?
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: wantmymoneyback
Date: October 14, 2024, 11:09 am
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No camera to the left. Will post google link when home
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: NewJudge
Date: October 14, 2024, 11:37 am
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Were you aware that you were approaching a set of traffic
lights? If so, and you couldn't see them, you should have waited
until the traffic cleared so that you could. What you seem to be
describing is a situation where you continued to press on, even
though you could not tell whether it was safe to do so or not. A
court might see it that way too, unless you can convince them
otherwise.
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: Southpaw82
Date: October 14, 2024, 11:54 am
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--- Quote from: wantmymoneyback link ---
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> No camera to the left. Will post google link when home
>
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You were asked about traffic lights, not a camera.
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: wantmymoneyback
Date: October 14, 2024, 12:46 pm
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the junction has the 2 standard traffic lights to the right and
left of the junction plus a further traffic light over the
junction on the right hand side.
When close to/ at the junction, you rely on the traffic light
over the junction.
I am not 100% sure of what happened, but would assume I was
coming up to the junction rather slowly leaving a safe gap in
behind the lorry. The lane I was in merges with the far right
lane over the junction. The road goes from 4 lanes to 3. so I
was concentrating on that and could not see the traffic lights
to my right and left and the one in front was obscured by the
lorry.
Please see link to the junction.
HTML https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Ut6FicPF5k1frQeA
I am not trying to "get Off". Just am not a traffic light jumper
which is why I stopped without crossing the junction as soon as
I saw the light was red.
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: roythebus
Date: October 14, 2024, 1:11 pm
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I've been using that road for the last 50-odd years! Showing my
age. I suppose depending what lane you're in it could be
difficult to see the traffic lights in any position. what lave
were you in, what was in the other lanes? Have you been sent a
video of the alleged offence? How did you know the light had
turned red if you couldn't see it?
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: mickR
Date: October 14, 2024, 1:26 pm
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--- Quote from: roythebus link ---
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> I've been using that road for the last 50-odd years! Showing
my age. I suppose depending what lane you're in it could be
difficult to see the traffic lights in any position.
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yep the lights at that junction are paticularly difficult to see
if there are buses, lorry's, high sided vans.
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> How did you know the light had turned red if you couldn't see
it?
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OP said..
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> as soon as the lorry moved and I saw the light was red I
stopped and never crossed the junction.
--- End Quote ---
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: wantmymoneyback
Date: October 14, 2024, 1:27 pm
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It won’t let me upload images.
Error message saying the uploaded is full!
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Re: jumping a red light. view blocked by lorry
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: October 14, 2024, 1:31 pm
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