red light running
Ignoring traffic signals
Red light running is the traffic violation of driving through an intersection after the signal has turned red.
The term appears most often in discussions of traffic enforcement and safety campaigns: Red light running causes hundreds of deaths annually.
Many jurisdictions use cameras to catch offenders automatically.
- reckless drivingUnsafe vehicle operation
- traffic camerasAutomated roadway monitoring devices
- traffic enforcementRegulating roadway compliance
- stopCease all motion
- traffic lightsRoad signal system
collision · speeding · risk · crash · close call · pedestrian safety · danger · accident prevention · right on red · signal · violation · citation · distracted driving · rush · traffic ticket · traffic fatalities · brake · impatient
- traffic offensesspeeding, drunk driving, DUI, DWI, reckless driving
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, reckless driving
- violationsviolation, infractions, infraction, breach, consent violation
- auto crimescar theft, auto theft, carjacking, grand theft auto, stolen car
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- offensesarson, robbery, treason, vandalism, kidnapping