Originally Posted by
irwin7638
When I feel it is safe, I go. If I'm the only vehicle at that intersection, the light may be on a sensor or camera actuated system which will be unlikely to detect a bike. I'm not going to sit and wait for car to come along.
Marc
That's actually legal now in Seattle for both bicycles and motorcycles, but you have to wait at least one full cycle where the magnet sensor fails to detect you first.
That can be a loooonnnngggg wait at some intersections.
Another evil thing I admit I do is I selectively become a pedestrian, only without dismounting, especially at T intersections where the only possible directions are straight and left... if there is no right turn possible from my position, meaning no cars are crossing in front of me, I will often go onto the sidewalk (but not if pedestrians are present) and cruise past the intersection, then pop back on the street 30 feet later once out of the intersection.
But if the lights say STOP for vehicles but the crosswalk next to me is GO for peds, I'm a ped and I'm in the crosswalk.