Originally Posted by
79pmooney
I've had zero issue with crashes when I've run stoplights with no traffic for blocks around. One of my worst crashes (multiple broken ribs, collarbone) happened when I was riding through my green light and was hit by a car running the red. I am willing to tell a judge that my experience has been that entering an intersection illegally with no traffic near has been consistently safer than stopping and waiting for it to show up. (I've had issues with right turning cars, oncoming left turning cars and close passes, non of which have ever happened when I've run empty intersections with no traffic around.
Ben
So when you prepare to run a red light or a stop sign and you see another cycling crossing your path, what are you expecting from this cyclist, to yield to you?
Would it have been proper for you to yield to the motorist running the red in order to avoid the collision?
And how would argue your case in front of a judge when the other cyclist didn't yield to you as you ran a red light or a stop sign?