Red Traffic Signal (Red Light)

A street-mounted traffic signal head in a black metal housing with three vertically stacked circular lenses; the top lens burns a saturated red. Weathered paint and urban grime suggest constant exposure to city elements. Mounted above Washington Street, it sits fixed and authoritative; Mandy barrels through its illuminated red, and the officer cites that exact signal as the legal trigger for pursuit and the roadside stop.

2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E1 · Pilot

Mandy's Red-Light Meltdown

The red traffic signal is the literal legal trigger for the officer's intervention: Mandy runs the red, converting a rhetorical conflict into a prosecutable traffic violation and the narrative catalyst for the stop.

Before: Illuminated red, controlling the intersection Mandy crosses.

After: Remains illuminated as a traffic control device at the scene; the violation has been observed and enforced by patrol.

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S1E1 · Pilot

Pullover: Mandy's Defiance Meets Authority

The red traffic signal is the legal trigger for the officer's intervention; Mandy's running of the illuminated red is the factual cause the officer cites to justify pursuit and stop, turning a rhetorical confrontation into a codified infraction.

Before: Illuminated red, governing the intersection and traffic flow.

After: Remains red/controlling the intersection; its role as the violation's cause is established and articulated by the officer.

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