Does crossing the stop line with the front wheels but not the rear wheels count as running a red light?
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No. If the front wheels of the vehicle have just crossed the stop line when the light is red, and the vehicle stops immediately without moving, it will not be considered running a red light. According to Article 10 of the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Violations," 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 3-point deduction on the driver's license and a fine. Crossing the stop line is divided into two scenarios: the front wheels crossing the stop line, and the entire vehicle crossing the stop line. The "Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 38 states: Motor vehicle signal lights and non-motor vehicle signal lights indicate: 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 signal lights or pedestrian crossing signal lights, 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 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 a vehicle running a red light: an image of the vehicle at the moment of violation, an image of the vehicle's license plate, and a panoramic image. There are three scenarios for determining whether a vehicle is running a red light while driving: 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 yet crossed the stop line, and the vehicle stops immediately, traffic police will not penalize it as running a red light, but may penalize it for improper stopping. 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, it will be considered running a red light and penalized under Article 10 of the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Violations," resulting in a 6-point deduction and a fine. If the entire vehicle fully crosses the stop line and stops or continues to proceed, and within one red light cycle, the traffic cameras capture the three complete images constituting a red light violation, regardless of whether the vehicle proceeds to the intersection or crosses the opposite stop line, it will be considered running a red light and penalized under Article 10 of the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Violations," resulting in a 6-point deduction and a fine. Article 10 of the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Violations" states: Driving a motor vehicle in violation of traffic signal lights results in a 6-point deduction. However, not all cases will result in a 6-point deduction for the driver.
