Red light issues...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by LouisFred54, Jun 4, 2017.

  1. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Rolling a "PINK" light. :rolleyes: Your going to have a bad day.
     
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  3. My-Ke

    My-Ke Light Load Member

    ###### if you do, ###### if you don't... that's really not true. I mean to us drivers it's true, because in our head there is no way that we're going to slow down sooooo slowly for EVERY light. That would be RIDICULOUS!! It really would. And the law doesn't expect us to do that either really. But in the even that we happen to go through a red light and be cited for it, then all the have to do it point to the rules and say, this is what you agreed to, by being a licensed driver (commercial or otherwise)
     
  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    The higher the speed limit on the stretch of road in question, the more of a trick this becomes.

    Most yellow lights last about 5 seconds. You are not stopping a fully loaded truck from 55-60 mph in 5 seconds.
     
  5. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    The way I understand it, your truck is your home and your home can't run a red light so the ticket must be in error.
     
  6. LouisFred54

    LouisFred54 Light Load Member

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    To put it in perspective, I'm from the east coast. I was going down a curvy hill and the traffic light sign was midway through the down hill. I was already in 8th gear going around 20 under the limit with at least 43,000 in my trailer. Light turned red when I was about 70 feet from it still going down a curved downgrade. I feared if I slammed my brakes I would jackknife the trailer. Any thoughts???
     
  7. prosidius

    prosidius Light Load Member

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    I have faced this dilemma. If I'm in a town on a highway with a relatively high speed and stop lights, my odds of running lights greatly increase. The wisdom says to slow down on stale green lights but you're also impeeding traffic this way if you're going half the speed limit. There have also been times where if I didn't slow down, I'd have made the light but instead im sitting at the intersection because I did. I also don't want to trigger the Qualcomm with a hard brake event either.

    Still not sure how to approach it.
     
  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    "Hard brake events..." Geez. :rolleyes:

    Not having any accidents just isn't good enough.
     
  9. Steel Tiger

    Steel Tiger Road Train Member

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    Then you were going too fast four that curvy downhill. You must be able to stop your CMV safely and within the confines of the law.
     
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  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Must be a fairly steep descent if you dropped two gears.
     
  11. NewbiusErectus

    NewbiusErectus Medium Load Member

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    Last time a cop tried to give me a ticket for that, I called the US Marshalls. Within 3 seconds of calling, a helicopter landed at the intersection and whisked the copper away. He was never seen again.
     
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