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Originally Posted by opendoor
You're not quoting the law. I am.
You're quoting a government information page which has no relevance to legal matters; the actual Act as it's written takes precedence.
Did you argue that it was unsafe to stop, citing the law? Given that you don't agree that the law even exists, I'd assume not. And if you did, I'd assume the judge likely just took the officer's word that it was safe to stop and you lost because the scales are balanced against you in that situation. But that doesn't change the actual law.
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Holy fk man, what is going through your mind right now?
Here's the law you quoted:
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Yellow traffic lights
53(1) 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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When approaching the "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."
That's what I got a ticket for.
I went through an intersection right after the light turned yellow.
Whether it was safe or not is completely subjective and not a defense. My claim and sincere belief was it was not safe. That's why I went to court.
I lost. It didn't matter. You have to stop before a yellow. That's the law. The safe part is irrelevant. If you ever get that ticket go fight it on that basis you will lose.