> Realistically being in the middle of an intersection when a light is red endangers no-one. You’re already there, so people can see you and aren’t going to T-bone you. Even if stationary.
At low speeds, maybe. At anything above 30 mph, or at night, or with otherwise reduced visibility, it's still very dangerous to be in the middle of an intersection when traffic is flowing the other way.
There's also no right-turn-on-red setup in Australia, which means that this situation is unlikely to happen in the first place.
Whoops, you’re right. That would explain why I got a resounding “no” when I searched for “right turn on red Australia”. My American ignorance at work again :)
If you can’t see into an intersection, common sense dictates to slow down because you won’t be able to see either the lights on the opposite side or the person driving in front of you.
At low speeds, maybe. At anything above 30 mph, or at night, or with otherwise reduced visibility, it's still very dangerous to be in the middle of an intersection when traffic is flowing the other way.
There's also no right-turn-on-red setup in Australia, which means that this situation is unlikely to happen in the first place.