Stopping before a traffic light, the driver is obliged to stop at the stop line, make sure that he does not obstruct vehicles moving on the permissive signal, and only then is he allowed to proceed on the prohibiting light. However, if a collision occurs, the responsibility will still fall on the one who went on red.
The introduction of such an unusual rule is explained by the fact that most traffic lights in the United States are equipped with sensors that detect approaching cars and turn on the green signal for them themselves. Nevertheless, sometimes such devices do not switch, not reacting to small cars or motorcycles, which is why drivers are forced to wait for a long time at the intersection.
