Con

Yan Jing

Driver

It is hard for a driver to never run a yellow light. Current traffic rules stipulate that if any part of the car is over the stop line when the light turns yellow, it is okay to proceed with no penalty. If the driver is now forced to stop, inertia will continue to move the vehicle for meters before stopping even if the driver step on the brake hard.

And in reality, many traffic lights do not have countdown timers, which means it is impossible for drivers to know when the light will turn yellow. To avoid running a yellow light, drivers have to slow down early enough to stop at any time, which may cause traffic jams. A failure to do so will result in emergency braking when the light turns yellow, and may result in accidents such as rear-end collisions. CA

Pro

Yuan Guangkuo

Xi'an Evening News

A ban on jumping yellow lights will correct bad driving habits.

Before this rule was implemented, many drivers would accelerate their vehicles during the seconds between the yellow and red lights. This can easily lead to traffic accidents.

Con

Liu Peng

Iqilu.com

I do not think it is time to implement such a rule. 

For one thing, demanding no running yellow lights goes against scientific theory, Newton's first law of motion to be specific. Experiments conclude that vehicles have to travel 25 meters before they can fully come to a stop when moving at 30 kph. Based on this, when the yellow lights come on, and the vehicle is within 25 meters from the stop line, it is too late to apply the brake to avoid running the light. Therefore, if driving through yellow lights is to be punished, there should be clear signs reminding drivers to stop in time. More specifically, drivers should be warned three to five seconds ahead, before the light turns yellow, at least 25 meters from the stop line. There are no such signs right now at most intersections in China.

In addition, technology used to identify traffic violators needs to be improved, as claimed by the traffic authorities in Jinan, the capital city of east China's Shandong Province. When there is a lack of efficient technical means, penalties have to be based on human judgments, which may result in unfairness and go against the principles of justice.

As long as the above-mentioned problems are not solved, there shouldn't be such harsh penalties for drivers running yellow lights. CA