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oohrah wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:31 am I won't elaborate due to forum rules.

it must have been really bad.

Caliber wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:58 pm In Texas, if the front of your car has crossed the white road line at an intersection when the light is yellow, you are legal and should not get a ticket.

"Should Not" is the key words. Police may still write you a ticket but you can take it to court and hope the judge believes you when you tell him you were past the white line. A few years back my SIL got a ticket for turning left on red. The front end of his vehicle was already in the intersection when the light turned red and he went on. He just paid it instead of fighting it. I told him he should fight it but he made a good point when he told me the judge would believe the cop over him.

Ruark wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:08 pm Well, I've "been told" by a police officer that if a light is yellow when you enter the intersection, you're okay.

Sounds to me like it is subjective. I suppose a person would need to test the issue in court to find out. Like someone posted above, they can write us up for about anything they want. Standing up in court is likely a different issue.

rmoraes wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:45 pm B"H
On Wednesday the 22nd, a Houston Police Officer stopped me 'cause I went trough a "stop sign". Third time I've been pulled since I got my LTC 26 years ago, every time they let me go with a verbal warning.
God bless all police officers out there!

I am of the opinion that age plays a huge factor. When they see the driver is an older person, over 55, they cut us some extra slack. Maybe it is due to the respect our generation shows for them. I got pulled over in Allen a month ago for doing 65 in a 35. I figured I was about to get my first ticket in 10 years. He came to the window and gave me a written warning. I was extremely polite and did the yes sir/no sir thing. I knew I was in the wrong. No point in acting a fool over it. I let my LTC expire because of constitutional carry so I know an LTC had nothing to do with it.

Ruark wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:29 pm

OneGun wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:27 pm I was stopped once for running an "orange" light. I found that being polite to the police officer, letting him know I was armed, and handing him my LTC, went a long way to me just getting a warning.

I assume you mean a yellow light. Interesting, I didn't know going through a yellow light was illegal....

I was stopped for that one a few years ago. I realize cops are not lawyers but what he told me was that if my vehicle is not clear of the intersection once the light turns red, it is considered running a red light. He gave me a verbal warning and let me go.