Jumping temporary red lights

[obi_waynne]

Is it illegal to jump a red light on a temporary stretch of road, when you can see clearly ahead that there are no oncoming cars?

A friend of mine insists that it is not illegal to do this as there is no white line on the road! This is news to me! I wondered what you chaps thought?

 

[T9 man]

I have never heard of this before, it warrants some further investigation.

 

[Yugguy]

Dunno if it's legal or not but I have done it when I can clearly see it's safe.

 

[HDi fun]

Let's not confuse illegal with traffic offences.

As far as I know it was quite lawful to ignore a temporary red until fairly recently.

The rules changed in the last five years or so. Now, if the obstruction is registered (not sure by whom and with whom :-/) then you can collect 3 points and sixty quid fine just as you can at fixed traffic lights.

 

[biffster]

you will get a ticket for jumping them they are a traffic control and there for a reason thats what the plod told me at 3am the light were aprox 50ft apart and the plod thought he was god .what a knob lol

 

[old-git]

you will get a ticket for jumping them they are a traffic control and there for a reason thats what the plod told me at 3am the light were aprox 50ft apart and the plod thought he was god .what a knob lol

It was 3am and you didn't see the copper? You might want to reconsider who was the knob

 

[biffster]

well as he was parked about 200m away and on a car park in the dark so if you could have seen him well....... lets see who is the knob

 

[obi_waynne]

There is always a catch isn't there!

 

[gummy]

i used to think you didnt have to stop if it was clear ahead,but it was only hearsay i would think it is illegal though!!! after all it is a traffic signal,

 

[turbonutter69]

I got stopped years ago on a push bike so i'd expect to be pulled in a car.