Originally Posted by
MrAndy1369
How did he break the law? He turned right on a
green light. That's legal. It wasn't his fault the truck was blocking him. He had no other choice.
It's only legal to enter an intersection if you can clear it. If there's a truck blocking it, you have to wait for the truck to clear so you don't get stuck in the intersection when the light changes.
From the New York City law for example
(2) Spillback. No operator shall enter an intersection and its crosswalks unless there is sufficient unobstructed space beyond the intersection and its crosswalks in the lane in which he/she is traveling to accommodate the vehicle, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.