running red light
Illegal intersection crossing
Running a red light is driving through a traffic signal after it has turned red.
The phrase appears both as a noun phrase describing the violation itself and in verb form: She got a ticket for running a red light, He ran a red light and caused an accident.
Red-light cameras automatically photograph vehicles that run red lights.
- violationBreaking of rules
- ticketEntry permit slip
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- cameraImage capturing device
- brakeDevice to slow motion
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- Infractionsjaywalking, littering, loitering, speeding, trespassing
- Traffic Enforcementtraffic cop, traffic citation, traffic stop, traffic violation, speeding ticket
- traffic offensesspeeding, drunk driving, DUI, DWI, reckless driving
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, drunk driving, reckless driving
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- car troublesflat tire, dead battery, breakdown, overheating, stalling