Submitted by Exact-Ad4764 t3_11a54eh in massachusetts
I've had a clean driving record for more than 5 years. Only thing on my record is one at fault accident in 2017 when I was 18. I was getting ready to make a left at the light, I SWEAR I saw it turn green, here comes oncoming traffic in my left side. No accident. No one was hurt, no cops pulled me over. I'm absolutely TERRIFIED of getting cited for reckless driving. Please help. Please be kind. I have severe ocd and anxiety. Thank you
>It probably was green, but remember the rule around here is that four or five cars get to go though even after their light turns red.
Sounds like the intersection of Speen St. and Rt. 30 in Framingham
I've definitely been rear-ended because I was the 3rd car in that situation and didn't go through it. Now, thankfully, I know better.
I live right there :)
Those drivers must have come to marlborough last month. I'd I didn't have a passenger I would have sworn I hallucinate the green light in front of me based on how many cars ran the red
“Graveyards are full of people that had the right of way”- my motorcycle course instructor
My dad always says "Just make sure to stop twice at the next one" if one of those stop signs sneak up at you behind corners
I'll take you at face value here with your anxiety.....you have zero cause for concern. Thousands of massholes do this every single day without consequence, for better or for worse.
You should really address your mental health if something as small as this is sending you into a downward spiral.
There are no red light cameras in MA, so even if you fuck it up, you're fine if you don't crash
What do you mean there aren’t red light cameras in MA? I see them everywhere in taunton
They are on the lights, but I don't think they actually do anything.
Those aren’t traffic cameras they are cameras to operate the lights instead of just inductive sensors in the ground. The cameras can see what’s there and relays the data to the controller to react accordingly to minimize traffic, idle time, or missed reads from the ground sensors motorcycles and bicycles.
If that's what they do, they really don't work.
The cameras work just fine, the problem is whatever someone chose to program to respond to that data. 🤷🏼♂️
Those are usually motion sensors, not red light cams. Some are cameras but no town wants to be the first to turn them on because they're worried it'll damage the local economy.
I got so scared I called a lawyer. He said it's possible they could mail me a citation but unlikely :( the anxiety is killing me
We currently don't allow for camera traffic enforcement for moving violations in MA. If you didn't get pulled over, you aren't getting a ticket for a moving violation
I will say that a few weeks ago my wife got a warning in the mail from the BPD saying she turned left at a place where it is supposedly forbidden. She wasn't pulled over and neither of us see any places at the location where it says no left turn, but there isn't anything to fight because it was just a warning. Our theory was that the cop happened to be there and took her info down. It was certainly a strange thing, and the idea of a cop being too lazy to get out of his car and instead passively send in the mail is bothersome.
But someone could've had a dash cam and turned me in. This was just last night
>But someone could've had a dash cam and turned me in. This was just last night
It's more likely they would have posted the dashcam video on r/IdiotsInCars than giving it to the police. Be more careful, but don't sweat this one too much.
Police in MA do not write tickets based on dashcams unless its citing for an accident. They'd never waste their time chasing a redlight runner where no accidents occurred
Really? They're not allowed to use dashcams for red light runners from other citizens?
I know anxiety is tough to deal with but take a deep breath and let this one go. Even if someone had a dash cam and turned it in, no one could actually prove you were driving the vehicle, the police wouldn’t send a citation for that.
I can't imagine someone having such a shitty life that they'd prioritize turning someone in for a red light. I mean it's not like it was a hit and run or drunk driving or something. I see way worse on a daily basis.
I once tried to turn in footage from a blatant hit and run that I caught on cam and they weren't even remotely interested. Acted like I was weird for even trying lol
yeah I'm not surprised honestly. all the more reason I was surprised about this warning in the mail, weird amt of effort for something so mundane compared to other stuff going on in traffic that gets ignored.
This is just your anxiety talking. You are okay, sorry that this is causing you so much strife. But it's a very common, normal occurrence and no harm was done. You're good, try and put it behind you.
Extremely doubtful. First off, doubtful that anyone would care enough to bother to do that. And second, that the police would even accept it or give enough of a shit about it to send a ticket even if they did.
I'm not 100% but it might not even be legal for them to do so.
That’s a reach. Not a thing that happens. Cops aren’t going to write you a ticket based on some random guy’s dash camera. Come on.
Dude relax. You are fine. Seriously you’re stressing yourself out over nothing
Maybe you shouldn’t be driving. Seriously. If your anxiety is this great you may want to look in to moving closer to mass transit.
You'll be fine.
That's not going to happen in MA. If a cop didn't witness it to pull you over, you aren't getting cited for it.
Girl stop trolling
You’ve got to deal with your mental health issues if you aren’t already. It is not healthy to worry to this degree about something pretty minor.
Sometimes you look at the post history and you understand
Bruh
That experience should now motivate you to invest in a dash camera.
> That experience should now motivate you to invest in a dash camera.
I'll add that OP should get one for the front and back, as should everyone, in my opinion.
So nothing happened, nothing at all?
What the fuck are you worried about? This is MA.
It’s Massachusetts dude they can’t cite you via camera so you’re fine lmao.
Not to long ago I was on my way to work in the pre-dawn hours, I was taking a left onto an access road to the highway and saw a pedestrian in my headlights dressed in black just stepping out of a blind-spot. He jumped out of the way and took off but I had to pull over and wait for my heart rate to return to normal. Lesson learned, Check, check, and double check. Honk all you want.
Don't worry about it, I did the same thing at a stoplight one time and unfortunately a cop was right there. I had a totally clean record and I explained the situation and thankfully he understood and let me go (not before a stern warning lol). I occasionally suffer from really intense anxiety too, I know how you feel and I know how situations like this can scramble your mind. And I know how we're all struggling to save money in this insane economy and how even one ticket can be a real burden on a lot of people. But I promise you'll be ok here!
I strongly encourage you to connect with a mental health provider who specializes in anxiety disorders.
Based on post history, youre much more likely to get charged for doing some weird shit online than running a green light….
Dude I’m afraid you’re drunk.
Bro… chill out!
Maybe dont drive if you have severe OCD and anxiety. 🤷♀️
If no one stopped you you are not getting a ticket
I just taught my kid to drive and I'll tell you what I tell her: People make mistakes. They make them all the time. But it takes two cars to get in an accident, the other drivers are trying to avoid you too. Think of all the bad drivers you've dodged over the years. They owe you one.
You're set up for success, even if you make a mistake there's an extra level of safety. The other guy doesn't want to hit you either. The worst you get is an angry beep.
Now consider your car. Modern cars are a wonder of safety. A guy in California just tried to commit suicide with his family driving his Tesla (arguably the shoddiest car) over a cliff into the ocean. No one died. Your air bags will protect you.
I wish I could take you back to the 1970s when I was a boy. My aunt Lil hit something every time she took the car out. Sometimes she barely made it out of the driveway. I guarantee you are a better driver than her. They replaced the fence next to her driveway three times before they just gave up and let it sit broken.
This happened to me once as a passenger. The left turn arrow turned green and the driver thought she had a green light and went through the intersection even though we now had traffic coming at us. Little scary as a passenger, but nothing happened overall.
I also once was taking a left turn and did that thing where you wait in the middle of the intersection till it turns red and then go. Turns out a cop was directly behind me lolol I got pulled over and let go with a warning.
You'll be okay 💜
How would you get cited if nobody saw?
My driving instructor drilled into my head that any time you are turning left, you are the "scum of the earth" lol. You wait for oncoming traffic and then go unless you have green arrow.
fuck the police who cares what they think
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DunkinRadio t1_j9purmr wrote
It probably was green, but remember the rule around here is that four or five cars get to go though even after their light turns red.
You'll be fine.