What to Do When You Realize You've Run a Red Light but It's Too Late?
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If you stop immediately after realizing you've crossed the line at a red light, with your vehicle's front and rear wheels over the stop line but not crossing the opposite stop line, and this affects other vehicles or pedestrians, it will be penalized as stopping beyond the line. If you continue driving after crossing the line at a red light, it will be considered running a red light. According to Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 of the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Violations," driving a motor vehicle in violation of traffic signal lights will result in a deduction of 6 points. Running a red light refers to the act of a motor vehicle violating the prohibition of passage during the red light phase at a signal-controlled intersection or road section, crossing the stop line and continuing to drive. According to Article 26 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law": Traffic signal lights consist of red, green, and yellow lights. A red light indicates prohibition of passage, a green light indicates permission to proceed, and a yellow light serves as a warning. Article 44: Motor vehicles passing through intersections must do so in accordance with traffic signal lights, traffic signs, traffic markings, or the direction of traffic police. Methods for Traffic Violation Queries: Traffic violation queries refer to checking motor vehicle violations of traffic management regulations through online platforms or query terminals. Methods for vehicle violation queries include website queries, phone queries, mobile app queries, and traffic management office queries. Website Query: You can search for vehicle violation queries and enter vehicle information to check. Phone Query: To check violations, you can call the local 114 (area code + 114) or 12580 for traffic violation confirmation. Violations can only be processed at the traffic police office in the location where the violation occurred or where the vehicle's license plate was issued. For on-the-spot violations, such as those caught directly by traffic police, they must be handled at the location of the violation. Mobile App Query: For example, using the Traffic Management 12123 app on iOS 15 or above, log in to the app, select the violation query on the main page, and clear any unresolved violations. Traffic Management Office Query: Vehicle owners can bring their ID cards to the staff to check for violation information and have it processed on-site. Notes: First look at the arrow light, then the circular light; Currently, there are two types of indicator lights: arrow traffic lights and circular indicator traffic lights. When arrow lights are present, first observe the arrow light and then the circular light to avoid running a red light. Important: When encountering a circular red light, you can turn right; when encountering an arrow signal light, if the right-turn arrow is red, you cannot turn right, otherwise it will be penalized as running a red light.
