On 25/06/2015 05:16, PeterN wrote:
One funny red light story I heard is that a driver was sent a photo of
him going through a red light. He sent a photo of a check in payment of
the fine. The Clerk had a sense of humor and sent the driver a photo of
a set of handcuffs. The driver sent a real check.


There was a case in the paper some years ago where someone moved forward
over the white line at traffic lights to allow an unmarked police car on
blues to get through.

He got a Red Light Camera ticket, challenged it but they could find no
record of a police car in that area at the time.

It took a lot of searching before he was able to find that it was a car
from another police force so the charge was dropped.

It was suggested in similar circumstances that it might be as well to
report immediately at a police station so the reason for crossing the
white line is one record.

In the UK you can only go through a red traffic light when instructed by
a police officer, an ambulance or fire engine has no authority to get a
car to go through the red light and the drivers of fire engines are
usually instructed to turn sirens off at red lights so car drivers are
not forced to go through.

Incidentally the double red flashing lights used outside fire stations,
level crossings, ends of runways etc are mandatory and even a police
vehicle on blue lights is not supposed to pass them.