Re: Would someone explain
Either you entered the junction legitimately on amber or you did not. I really do not understand what all the rest of the fuss is about.
In NZ and many other places amber means "stop unless you're too close to the intersection to do so". If you enter the intersection on amber and the light turns red before you exited, then you had enough time to stop, and therefore deserve a ticket.
If this guy entered on green, the intersection was clear, and the light changed to amber then red in the time it took him to get through (and he wasn't dawdling) then it's a fair argument. If he was dawdling or the light had changed to amber well before he entered then it's another matter.
Though I think a big part of the issue was his pointing out his engineering experience in a state where such a thing is not allowed unless the state has licensed you to do so.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
