Originally Posted by * jack *
It's my understanding that a cyclist can treat this like a stopsign.
If there are no vehicles around to trigger the lights, and there is no button to push,
I think it's OK to proceed with caution after coming to a complete stop.
I could be wrong about this of course, but that's the 'rule' I follow.
That is the law in many regions. In this case I don't think it should be considered 'blowing a red'
However a few nits on this:
1. If this is your regular route and you find certain sensors not to work, I would alert with at least by phone (and preferably email/letter if possible) the traffic department and request that the sensor be re-tuned to work for bicycles. I have done this with results and even when they don't fix them at least there is a record of these request, so keep sending them.
2. Give the signals time to switch even after being sucessfully triggered. The lights I encounter sometimes may take 2-3min to turn even after properly triggered by car or bike.
Al