Exact verbiage:
Quote:
When, at an intersection, a yellow light is shown by a traffic control signal at the same time as or following the showing of a green light, a person driving a vehicle that is approaching the intersection and facing the yellow light shall stop the vehicle before entering
a) the marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or
b) if there is not any marked crosswalk, the intersection,
unless the stopping of that vehicle cannot be made in safety.
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The issue is that it's ultimately at the discretion of the officer whether or not you could have safely stopped. The two main steps taken to reduce the impact of the dilemma zone is that yellow lights last much longer when the speed limit is higher which you have all probably noticed, and then the all-red time before the next phase turns green has been getting longer and longer over time to minimize the chance of late runners causing a crash.