AMI 907 Right of Way—Signal Light Intersection

Drivers on different [streets][highways] who are approaching an intersection which is protected by a traffic control signal have certain duties under the law.

The law requires that the driver of a vehicle approaching a red light shall stop and shall not [proceed through until the light changes to green] [turn right until [he][she] has yielded the right of way to vehicles approaching the intersection from the left]. A driver approaching a green light has a right to assume, until the contrary is or reasonably should be apparent, that another driver will obey a red light and acting on that assumption [he][she] is not required to slow down or bring [his][her] vehicle under such control as to be able to stop in order to avoid a collision.

A violation of these rules of law governing right of way at an intersection controlled by a traffic control signal, although not necessarily negligence, is evidence of negligence to be considered by you along with all the other facts and circumstances in the case.