Re: Subject: Re: alfa-digest V7 #1208 - Yellow Lights

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

Don't know if accurate or not, but I have been told that a significant 
criterion is whether the car in FRONT of you went in on a yellow or 
not--theoretically, if he did and you do too, you're toast. California



On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Paul Rollins wrote:

> A few years ago I went to Traffic School (to be re-educated so that I
> would never, ever, ever, ever even think about violating the stupid,
> arbitrary law that was noted on the ticket issued to me) in California.
> Each of us sinners in the class had to tell what was the infraction of
> which we were accused. One of the other public enemies in the class said
> he was there for running a yellow light. The instructor, who was a
> retired Calif. Highway Patrol Officer, told him he shouldn't be there
> because entering an intersection on a YELLOW light was not an infraction
> of theCalif. motor vehicle law. He even showed the alleged miscreant the
> relevant section of the motor vehicle code.
> 
> However, I heard (via a radio call-in program, for what that is worth)
> that in Oregon it is a violation
> of the motor vehicle code to enter an intersection on a yellow light.
> But that makes sense in a state where the fine for not having a front
> license plate was about US$365.
> 
> Paul Rollins
> Vancouver, WA
> 
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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