Information about intersection rules and red light cameras
Running a red light is a bad idea, but in some places it can also mean a surprise ticket.
为什么社区要安装红灯摄像头?
Since law enforcement can’t catch everyone who runs a red light, some communities have mounted cameras on traffic lights to help reduce traffic violations, 意外和伤害.
研究 shows that red light cameras are effective as deterrents, especially in lowering the number of the most dangerous light violations, 发生了什么?.红灯亮后5秒. In 2022, many communities in the United 状态s were operating red light traffic camera programs. 看看你是否住在其中一个.
红灯摄像头是如何工作的?
当车辆遇到红灯不停车时, 摄像头会对违规行为进行拍照或录像, 记录日期, time, 车辆信息及车速. An officer typically reviews the footage to verify a ticket and the offending driver receives the ticket by mail.
Be warned that if someone claiming to be a police officer calls a driver to demand a fine, 很可能是电话诈骗. If this happens, do not give out any personal information. 马上挂断电话并报警.
当我接近红灯时,我应该怎么做?
Running red lights is a serious safety concern for veteran and teen 司机 alike. In 2020, it is estimated that 116,000 people were injured and 928 people were killed from 涉及闯红灯的交通事故.
Red light camera or no camera, always be cautious when approaching red lights.
- Come to a complete stop before the crosswalk or solid line.
- 遵守车速限制,尽早减速.
- 永远不要试图避开黄灯. If you can't stop safely, maintain your speed through the intersection.
- 红灯右转时, come to a complete stop before inching forward to look for gaps in traffic.
- 让路给行人和骑自行车的人.
- Even after a light turns green, check in all directions before proceeding into traffic.
十字路口的交通规则是什么?
回顾这些 安全驾驶须知 to make sure you and your passengers understand the possible dangers of intersections and arrive at your destination safely.
- When approaching an intersection that isn’t busy, t在这里 might not be signs or signals. Yield to the traffic that’s already in the intersection.
- 在繁忙的十字路口, STOP or YIELD signs might be in place to give priority or the right-of-way, 繁忙街道上的交通.
- 如果你看到“4路”或“全路”标签下面的停止标志, this means that all directions have a STOP sign and everyone should follow the right of way rules. 在这种情况下,谁有通行权? 先到的车先走. In the event of a tie, the 车辆 on the right has the right of way.
- 已经在环形交叉路口的车辆有通行权.
- 在最繁忙的十字路口, traffic signals may be used to alternate the right-of-way to each street and maybe even to each direction of traffic.
- 在十字路口,交通灯刚变绿, look for cars on the crossing street that might be going through a red light.
- 当绿灯亮了一段时间, be ready to slow down in case the light changes to yellow or amber. Take your foot off the gas pedal and cover, but don’t press on, the brake pedal.
- 黄灯或琥珀灯不代表加速. It means the light is about to turn red, so be prepared to stop.
- 行人 在十字路口特别容易受到伤害, 所以在公交车站附近繁忙的十字路口要保持警惕, 学校, 购物区或商业区. 像一些 司机, 行人可能会分心 by their mobile devices or other people and may behave erratically or unpredictably.
- If you arrive at an intersection that has a signal w在这里 the electricity has gone out or if you see that the red light is flashing, proceed through that intersection as if all directions had a STOP sign.
- In all cases, you must yield the right-of-way to emergency 车辆s (police, fire, ambulance, etc.)在一个十字路口.
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