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Consequences of Running a Red Light

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Consequences of Running a Red Light

Often, drivers engage in making rash decisions on the road and run a red light. They fail to calculate the outcome of their actions and end up in unfavorable situations.

Running a red light can lead to crashes with other motorists on the road or with pedestrians. Both situations result in catastrophic injuries to the people involved in the accident. Discussing with an attorney can help in knowing what your legal options are in such cases.

Some of the outcomes that result from running a red light are as follows.

  1. Fines

Running a red light is one of the leading causes of numerous accidents. The risk is higher if a driver fails to follow the red light and runs through the intersection at high speeds. Red light accidents often end up in T Bone collisions. In such circumstances, one of the vehicles ends up hitting the other side of another vehicle which causes significant injuries to the passenger sitting on the affected side. This is because the front and rear parts of the car have a certain level of protection that does not allow the passengers to experience the full blow of an accident.

However, the sides of the cars are less protected in those areas. Anyone sitting there will experience A larger amount of damage. The side of that is often a contributing factor to watching fatal collisions, which leads to an increased rate of accidental deaths. Relate is considered aggressive driving. This driving refers to the act of operating a vehicle in a way that represents neglect toward the safety and security of other people on the road. The law penalizes instances of aggressive driving, and the drivers who engage in such activities are charged with tickets. The fines could range around $150 and even more if the negligent conduct of the reckless driver resulted in dangerous circumstances.

  1. Physical And Emotional Trauma

Running a red light causes A traumatizing injury to the passenger or driver affected in the collision. The accident can cause mild and highly severe injuries and lifelong complications. Some commonly observed injuries from red light accidents include fractures of bones, traumatic brain injuries, injury in the back and neck area, knee injury, shoulder injury, internal bleeding and damage to the internal organs, soft tissue injuries, etc. Along with that, the victim will be scarred for life with severe emotional trauma and mental baggage.





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