Does crossing halfway during a yellow light count as running a red light?

[LeEden]

If the front wheels of the vehicle have just crossed the stop line when the light turns red, and the vehicle stops immediately without moving, it will not be considered as running a red light. According to Article 10 of the 'Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China,' continuing to proceed in violation of the rules constitutes running a red light, which results in a 6-point deduction. Article 11 states that if the vehicle completes crossing the line and continues to move until it has fully crossed the line before stopping, thereby affecting the passage of other vehicles and pedestrians, it will be penalized as stopping beyond the line, typically resulting in a 2-point deduction and a fine. The 'Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China,' Article 38, specifies the following for motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle signal lights: When the green light is on, vehicles are permitted to proceed, but turning vehicles must not obstruct the passage of straight-moving vehicles or pedestrians. When the yellow light is on, vehicles that have already crossed the stop line may continue to proceed. When the red light is on, vehicles are prohibited from proceeding. When the red light is on, right-turning vehicles may proceed if they do not obstruct the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians. At intersections without non-motor vehicle or pedestrian crossing signals, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians should follow the motor vehicle signal lights. The new traffic regulations clearly define three necessary conditions for a vehicle to be considered as running a red light: The vehicle illegally crosses the stop line. The vehicle illegally enters the intersection. The vehicle illegally crosses the opposite stop line. Electronic police (traffic cameras) capture three complete video images to determine if a vehicle has run a red light: an image of the vehicle at the moment of violation, a license plate recognition image, and a panoramic image. According to the 'Road Traffic Safety Violation Scoring Management Measures,' there are three scenarios for determining whether a vehicle has run a red light: Article 11: If the vehicle's front wheels cross the stop line or both front and rear wheels cross the stop line but the rear of the vehicle has not fully crossed the stop line and stops immediately, traffic police will not penalize it as running a red light, but may penalize it for improper stopping, resulting in a 2-point deduction. Article 10: If the vehicle's front wheels cross the stop line, regardless of whether the entire vehicle has fully crossed the stop line, and the vehicle stops and then reverses, being captured by traffic cameras with two complete moving images processed as running a red light, it will result in a 6-point deduction and a fine.