Or perhaps, you are very conscious of a yellow light when driving and will heed its warning to stop. Get our free mobile appCasually, many, whether they admit it or not, would be the cruise through a yellow light before the dreaded red. So many of us commit this traffic transgression that is has a name - the Michigan Yellow. It's likely the road culture of the state of Michigan - or even more likely drivers everywhere. The question becomes, if the Lansing/Michigan Yellow is a thing, how many seconds of red light running are you allowed?