scott wrote:
>> Technically, yes, you're in trouble. You're not supposed to enter the 
>> intersection unless you can clear the other side legally.
> 
> That's sounds a bit silly, how are you meant to know if the light is 
> going to switch to red before you get to the other side? 

That's what the yellow is for.

> morning I entered an intersection as it switched to amber (no way to 
> stop in time), and I'm pretty sure it was on red by the time I got out 
> the other side (around 20mph I guess, crossing 4 lanes of traffic and 2 

They need a longer yellow light there.  As I said, in practice it's 
usually not a problem.

> You must have to wait for a huge gap in the oncoming traffic then - 

Or look ahead a bit. Or wait for the turn signal.

Of course it all falls apart if the lights aren't designed properly, 
yes. If the yellow is too short to clear the intersection at a 
reasonable speed, or you have no left turn arrow when there's usually 
lots of oncoming traffic, you'll be in trouble.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)

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