Originally Posted by
mr_bill
[emphasis mine above] Oh, you mean TONS has nothing to do with this provision? Got it.
It's an accident of history that SOME state's codes have "motor" while some state's codes do not.
FWIW, there are *NOT* "very good reasons" to include "motor" in that provision.
Which is why it was deleted from the UVC in 1975. There are even notes from the 1975 revision SPECIFICALLY POINTING OUT THAT IT OUGHT TO APPLY TO bicyclists.
The fact that "motor" remains in SOME state's codes is an accident of when that section of the state code was last revised.
(It's also an accident of history that SOME states have "to the speed" and SOME states have "for the speed".)
BTW, again, where, anywhere, is there a law that says only MOTOR vehicles have to stop for a red light. (Other than the Idaho right turn on red after stop is a just a yield for bicycles.)
-mr. bill
You can't just wish-away the word "motor".
If you want a "motor vehicle" law to also apply to non-motor vehicles, you have to change the law.
It's not an "accident" that "motor" is or isn't included in a law.