Originally Posted by
bigbadwullf
"reasonable time" is kinda vague,
"Reasonable time" means giving the light enough time to change.
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Originally Posted by article
The Kansas dead red law allows motorcycles and bicycles to continue through a red light if it doesn't change in a "reasonable" amount of time -- a vague measurement at best. For Fry, reasonable meant no time at all: She encountered this light every day and knew that there was no way for a biker to trigger it. Whether or not a police officer or a judge would agree is another question.
No, what is "reasonable" is what would be reasonable to a judge or jury. It's unlikely that "no time at all" would seem reasonable to people one would have to make the argument to.