Proceeding when traffic light or arrow at intersection changes to yellow or red
61 Proceeding when traffic light or arrow at intersection changes to yellow or red
This section applies to—
a driver at an intersection with traffic lights showing a green traffic light who has stopped after the stop line, stop here on red signal sign, or nearest or only traffic lights, at the intersection and is not making a hook turn at the intersection; or
a driver at an intersection with traffic arrows showing a green traffic arrow who is turning in the direction indicated by the arrow and has stopped after the stop line, stop here on red arrow sign, or nearest or only traffic arrows, at the intersection.
Example
A driver may stop after the stop line at an intersection with traffic lights showing a green traffic light, and not proceed through the intersection, because traffic is congested.
If the traffic lights or traffic arrows change to yellow or red while the driver is stopped and the driver has not entered the intersection, the driver must not enter the intersection.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
However, if the traffic lights are at an intersection with a left turn on red after stopping sign and the driver is turning left at the intersection, the driver may turn left after stopping.
Also, subsection (2) does not apply to a driver if section 58 (1) applies to the driver.
If the traffic lights or traffic arrows change to yellow or red while the driver is stopped and the driver has entered the intersection, the driver must leave the intersection as soon as the driver can do so safely.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
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