Red light camera

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Background:
  • Busy junction
  • Two lanes merge into one (at point 3), car was hesitating
  • Lorry blocking view of the second line (see picture 2)
  • Location

What happened:
  • I passed the solid white line shown on green
  • By the time I got to the dotted line for the next set of lights/repeater lights, the lights had gone red. Due to traffic and car to the side could not work out whether it was letting me in or not.
  • I couldn't actually see they had gone red until I was half way over the dotted line and saw a green pedestrian signal illuminated.

Picture 1 (rear facing view):
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Picture 2 (front facing view):
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My question is, will I have triggered a flash from the camera for passing the original lights on green but the repeater lights further down the road on red? I.e. do they have that range/ability?

Not familiar with the area and didn't notice the crossing further ahead due to the other light being blocked/it being busy. Ultimately, my bad.
 
I don't think so.

Were you in traffic? If so you shouldn't have entered the junction at all unless you could clear it, but never mind

Or did you just cut it fine and the lights went red as soon as you crossed the first line?

I'm not going to Google how they work, because naturally you will have already done that before making this elaborate thread. ;)
 
Acme said:
I don't think so.

Were you in traffic? If so you shouldn't have entered the junction at all unless you could clear it, but never mind

Or did you just cut it fine and the lights went red as soon as you crossed the first line?

I'm not going to Google how they work, because naturally you will have already done that before making this elaborate thread. ;)
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The traffic was flowing but then seemed to stop just as I got there and was made worse by the ditherer next to me. I agree though, I should have waited until I could see it was clear rather than relying on traffic continuing to clear at the rate it was. My bad like I say.
 
Shouldn't do, I was warned about not stopping for repeater lights if the first set were green when doing my lessons as there was a setup on the test route that caught a lot of people out causing them to fail as they stopped for the repeater lights thinking they were separate lights.
 
I think you're okay if your front wheels pass the solid first white line at the lights if they aren't on red. One your over the line you can proceed even if red.
 
You are only guilty of a red light offence if any part of your vehicle crosses the white line after the light has gone red(technically you must stop on amber if safe to do so, but the cameras are only active for a red light) . If the whole of your vehicle has crossed the line with the lights on green you have committed no offence, also if you have stopped half over the line you have committed no offence provided you don't move further forward under a red light.
If the hesitating car caused you stop in the yellow box, you could be fined for that offence, but if you were moving constantly you should be fine.
 
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