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I always thought you should not enter an intersection on an amber light or you are gonna get done once it's red.
I thought so too at first. The road rule is not about being out of the intersection once the light is red, but the vehicle not crossing the stop line once the light turns red. If youβre in the intersection on amber, you can complete the crossing even if the light turns red and no infringement. Thatβs my research anyway.
There are a fair few intersections in Melbourne where you couldn't ever move if you couldn't be in the intersection as it goes from amber to red and then complete the crossing. Denmark St northbound turning right into High St Kew, for example, is impossible otherwise.
Iirc it specifically says something along the lines of "you must stop at a yellow light unless it is unsafe to do so". If the light goes red when you're 5 metres from the stop line and you're barreling down the road at 60, obviously you aren't going to stop
@Baku @CEOofmyhouse56 You end up in an intersection while it is red more often when going slowly than when going the speed limit. When doing the limit you should see the orange long early enough to brake.
When doing 10 in an 80 zone you may be in the intersection the entire period of the orange.