01-18-2021, 06:34 PM
(01-18-2021, 05:48 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(01-18-2021, 04:29 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: This is on point. Our traffic lights already have a tolerance built in, signaled with yellow lights. You are supposed to stop if able on an amber, people who choose not to risk running a red if they misjudge.
What does “if able” mean? I mean, do I need to stop if by jamming the brakes on at full application I can stop, or only if I can stop with a more reasonable brake application?
I think that's left to the discretion of a person writing a ticket and what "safe" means. The highway traffic act says:
Quote:Amber light
(15) Every driver approaching a traffic control signal showing a circular amber indication and facing the indication shall stop his or her vehicle if he or she can do so safely, otherwise he or she may proceed with caution. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 144 (15).