Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
I never run red lights. It doesn't count if the light is defective and won't change for a bike; those I call in to the public works department so they have something else to not do.
Isn't one supposed to wait through two red cycles before
legally proceeding on red? If so, then not waiting would technically still be running the light. Even so, if I'm at an intersection that I know for a fact doesn't detect me, I'm not waiting two cycles before I go.
I'm not required to call in defective detectors, and the times that I have they were not corrected.
I actually stop at stop signs. However, I don't put my foot down. I'm not sure where the silly notion started that cyclists should stop by putting a foot down, but I will do it when they require the other vehicle operators to do it. (I did see one motorist do it once. He was sliding along on the ice; just before he slid into the intersection he opened his door and put his foot down. It provided all the extra friction he needed and he stopped.)
