Does stopping with the front wheels on the line count as running a red light?
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No. If the vehicle's front wheels have just crossed the stop line when the light turns red, and the vehicle stops immediately without moving further, it will not be considered running a red light. However, if the vehicle continues to proceed in violation of the rules, it constitutes running a red light. According to Article 90 of the new traffic regulations: driving a motor vehicle in violation of traffic signal lights will result in 6 penalty points and a fine of 200 yuan. 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, according to Item 7 of Article 3 of the Road Traffic Safety Law: violating prohibition signs will result in 3 penalty points and a fine of 100 yuan. Crossing the stop line can be divided into two situations: the front wheels of the vehicle crossing the stop line, or the entire body of the 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: 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 and 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 provided they do not obstruct the passage of other vehicles and pedestrians. At intersections without non-motor vehicle signal lights or pedestrian crossing signal lights, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians should proceed according to the motor vehicle signal lights. The new traffic regulations clearly stipulate that the following three necessary conditions must be met to constitute 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. Running a red light can be determined by just three photos: A photo showing the front wheels of the vehicle not crossing the stop line when the red light is on, a photo of the vehicle passing through the middle of the road, and a photo of the vehicle reaching the opposite road; these three clear photos can prove the vehicle's movement trajectory after the red light turns on, thereby confirming the act of running a red light. Drivers should pay attention to the following three situations: If the front wheels of the vehicle cross the stop line or both the front and rear wheels cross the stop line but the rear of the vehicle has not crossed the stop line, and the vehicle stops immediately, the traffic police will not penalize it as running a red light, but may penalize it for stopping beyond the line. If the front wheels of the vehicle cross the stop line, regardless of whether the entire body has fully crossed the stop line, and the vehicle stops and then reverses, being captured by electronic surveillance with two complete movement images, it will be treated as running a red light, resulting in 6 penalty points and a fine of 200 yuan. If the entire body of the vehicle fully crosses the stop line and stops or continues to proceed, and within one red light cycle, the electronic surveillance captures three complete images constituting the act of running a red light, regardless of whether the vehicle reaches the intersection or crosses the opposite stop line, it will be treated as illegally running a red light and penalized accordingly.
