Apparently I've been jumping red lights forever

[ndreaw]

If I'm stopped at a red light, I go the second the amber illuminates. I don't wait for green, and I never noticed anyone else doing it differently to me. From reading a dash cam thread in another part of the forum people are bashing the driver for going on amber instead of green.
Have I really been doing it wrong this entire time?? I must have been doing it around police cars at some point, and have gone through MANY red light cameras without any issue.

[ndreaw]

fttm said:

How clever of you

Just looking for serious input on whether this is actually wrong. I learned to drive in London and you'd just get honked at if you waited for the green.

[ndreaw]

giantdefy said:

I never go on amber and definitely would not do it in London. All you need is a 'it's amber so I can go' to meet a 'its only a bit red so go' (v common in London) to meet.

It's a lot worse than "it's a bit red so go" in London - I walked up to a pedestrian crossing the other week when I was down there that had been showing a green man for a couple of seconds, crossed and when I was in the middle of the road almost got ran over by a woman in a leased AMG trim A class. I gave the car a good whack though.

[ndreaw]

SS2. said:

3 points & £100 waiting to happen.

its been years and i'm still waiting for my points and fine

[ndreaw]

I'm starting to second-guess myself, I think I might have just completely forgotten what I actually do, and don't actually go on amber. As people have pointed out, the red must be showing as well, and I wouldn't be going on red.
Weekends aren't good for my brain, too much lying around.