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Is it illegal to break the yellow light?

4hw.org: there has been a great controversy on whether to break the yellow light. Even for the old drivers who have been driving for many years, sometimes it's hard to avoid breaking the yellow light, and they can't do it 100% without breaking the rules. According to the relevant regulations of 2017, is breaking the yellow light illegal? Here's sihai.com to answer your questions!

It's illegal to rush yellow light in 2017

Road Traffic Safety Law of the people's Republic of China

Article 26 a traffic signal light consists of a red light, a green light and a yellow light. Red light means no passage, green light means permission to pass, and yellow light means warning.

Regulations for the implementation of road traffic safety law

Article 38 motor vehicle signal lamp and non motor vehicle signal lamp indicate:

(1) when the green light is on, vehicles are allowed to pass, but the vehicles turning shall not obstruct the passing of the passing through vehicles and pedestrians;

(2) when the yellow light is on, vehicles that have crossed the stop line may continue to pass;

(3) when the red light is on, no vehicles are allowed to pass.

At intersections where there is no non motor vehicle signal lamp or pedestrian crossing signal lamp, non motor vehicles and pedestrians shall pass according to the indication of motor vehicle signal lamp.

When the red light is on, the vehicles turning right can pass without hindering the passing of vehicles and pedestrians.

The function of yellow light

What is the function of the yellow light? The most common way is to clear the intersection to prevent vehicles and pedestrians from conflicting at the intersection. When the yellow light is on, the correct driving measure should be "stop if you can, stop if you can't". Only Article 26 of the road traffic safety law refers to 'yellow light': 'the traffic signal light consists of red light, green light and yellow light. Red light means no passage, green light means permission to pass, and yellow light means warning. Therefore, the legal meaning of yellow light is "warning". "Warning" means "warning", "alert" and "prompt".

The yellow light is a kind of transition signal light, which plays a warning role and reminds the driver that the signal is about to change.

Regulations on running yellow light

Road Traffic Safety Law of the people's Republic of China

Article 26 a traffic signal light consists of a red light, a green light and a yellow light. Red light means no passage, green light means permission to pass, and yellow light means warning.

Article 90 a driver of a motor vehicle who violates the provisions of road traffic safety laws and regulations on road traffic shall be given a warning or fined not less than 20 yuan but not more than 200 yuan.

Regulations for the implementation of road traffic safety law

Paragraph 2 of Article 38: when the yellow light is on, vehicles that have crossed the stop line may continue to pass;

Regulations on application and use of motor vehicle driving license

If the driver of a motor vehicle commits one of the following illegal acts, 6 points shall be recorded at one time: (2) driving a motor vehicle in violation of the traffic light;

It can be seen from the above regulations that it is also a traffic offence for a motor vehicle to run a yellow light, and the punishment standard is the same as that for running a red light. According to the newly revised regulations on the application and use of motor vehicle driver's license, if you run a red light, you will be charged 6 points and fined 100 yuan.