The best place to get a defintive answer is from the municpality that installed the lights. But the answer is MAYBE a ticket will be generated dependiong on how their trigger is set. If it is et at the lane line , and when you start out from behind the intersection, then no. but if it is set by motion or eye blocking IN the intersection, then you willhave set it off.
Technically, you are not supposed to enter the intersection unless you can clear it (no blocking the intersection)
BUt, you might have a defense, in that you thought you could clear it and state why. If you get the red light tkt invalidated, they could still (theoretically tkt you for blocking thr intersection on a red light) or impedeing traffic ( whatever their traffic code states) If the blocking cost less or has less points you might want to argue that direction ;if a tkt does come in the mail.
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Yes, you can and probably would get a ticket for going "through" a red light when stuck in traffic. The problem with your case is that you went in the intersection without it being clear, and you were blocking traffic from other sides to go through.
I do agree with the other answer that if you can argue that you did something else like impeded traffic or something like that, and that ticket is cheaper, you should try to go for that ticket instead of the red light one.
Also, you can also tell them the whole circumstance, which is better than just going through a red light. You were stopped, and you couldn't go ahead any more. It's not as if you surprised anyone by going into the intersection when it wasn't your turn, and you just made an honest mistake thinking you could have went through it without having to stop.
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He might get lucky and "they" won't generate him a tkt. I think the toll booth cameras in Chcago are still looking for me from 2001. Us "country folk" have hard time with getting in the right toll lane. Thanks for the vote and keep your fingers crossed.
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