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Originally Posted by squiggs96
The rule states that if the light is yellow, and you could either go or stop, just stop. If you need to get there five minutes earlier, then leave five minutes earlier. Maybe even put in a buffer and leave ten minutes earlier. If the light is red and you're late, you don't get to run it based on how valuable your time is. I know you said you're not talking about running reds, but the stopping rules are the same for red lights as they are for yellow lights.
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It's not about
needing to be somewhere five minutes earlier. It's about
not needing to wait an extra five minutes for no reason. When you could opt to go through the yellow light without endangering anybody else or affecting anybody else in any way shape or form, why wouldn't you do it?