You really can't. There isn't any excuse, like possible missing a speed limit change, or being clocked incorrectly. If the officer saw you go through the intersection without stopping you are pretty much stuck.
Now if the officer couldn't see you when you were stopped at the intersection, say you stopped 5 or so feet back from the line and were behind a building, you might be able to contest it. But if he couldn't see you, chances are that you couldn't see whether it was safe to proceed, which would be about the same penalty wise.
Getting a failure to stop at flashing red light ticket or citation in the state of Michigan will cost you $121.00. However, this does not include any legal costs if you decide to fight the charge in court.
The light is flashing because there is a problem. The problem will need to be diagnosed and repaired to stop the flashing.
A flashing red traffic light is used the same way as a stop sign. You treat a flashing red traffic light the same way you do as a stop sign. If the traffic light is "blacked-out", it's to be treated as an all-way stop. What I do when I come up to a flashing red traffic light, I look at the cross-traffic signals to see if they're also flashing red, or if they're flashing yellow to see if they stop or if they don't stop.
$600.00 or more.
Flashing amber light means slow down, watch for potential dangers. Flashing red means stop; proceed if and when it is safe.
Red=stop red flashing= light is broken, use your judgement in crossing.
Red Stop Light Flashing Red Stop Light Red Stop Sign
You must stop
Treat it as a stop sign.
The red flashing traffic light means that you are to come to a stop, yield to other traffic and then you can procede when the way is clear.
A flashing red light at an intersection is equivalent to a stop sign. It indicates that drivers must come to a complete stop before proceeding, and they should yield the right of way to any other vehicles or pedestrians before proceeding through the intersection.
when the glow plug light is flashing during driving it is not the plugs that need replaced it normally means you have a bulb blown most commonly one of your sidelights and once replaced your glow plug light will stop flashing