Originally Posted by oboeguy

Has anyone ever tried to pursue a "nullification" style of defense? For example, arguing that red lights shouldn't apply to bikes the same way as they do to cars, citing that the enlightened state of Idaho allows cyclists to treat them as stop signs? Seriously, running red lights is a way of life in NYC for cyclists (not all, but I'd say easily most). It's far, far safer to run lights in many situations than it is to wait for a green (this has been argued a lot on BFs, no doubt).

I once got what I believed to be a BS red light ticket while driving. I had a perfect driving record, never having even been pulled over before. I beat the ticket in court. It can be done.