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We all have heard and read the article, but I wanted to post it so anyone could see which states allow for Left on Red.
[quote]SC Governor to sign red-light motorcycle bill into law
The Staff of Clutch and Chrome
July 9th 2008
Bikers will be legally allowed to run red lights in South Carolina if their motorcycle doesn't 'trip' the traffic light sensors when the State's Governor signs the bill this afternoon.
Governor Mark Sanford is expected to sign a bill granting motorcyclists the right to pass through red lights if the traffic signal doesn't change within 2-minutes of stopping, following a growing trend by other states. The bill will be signed into law Wednesday afternoon at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.
Bikers have long complained about road sensors not tripped by motorcycles with many overcoming the problem by illegally running red lights. The new bill will require them to stop and allow them to go through the red light if the signal doesn't change within two minutes, as long as they can do so safely.
Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin all have similar laws, and while South Carolina's bill started out applying only to intersections with the buried sensors an amendment was soon made applying it to every intersection. [/quote]
The "Z" MAN - North Carolina
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| While I certainly understand the frustrations of bikes not tripping the lights...crossing TWO lanes of traffic going in opposite directions, to me, is a recipe for disaster. Good luck to all!
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| If memory serves me correctly. The Judge said; "Three rights make a Left."
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Here in Texas if I sit at a red light wanting to make a left turn and the light does not turn green in what I consider a resonable time after looking both ways I go ahead and make the turn. Don't know what the law on it is here.
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I thought ALL states have on the books rules for if the light is melfuctioning? I had it happen to me in TN at a light while in the car, it just did not turn...so after a long wait and cycles of the light where I never got a red I made my left turn when it was clear.
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I'll be glad when all states make it legal for me to do what I'm gonna do anyway. Now if I could just get them to see the reasonableness of going on red out in the boonies where I live when no one is around. I suspect I'll get a ticket someday but there are times when I'm heading into town around 4:30 AM when I'm at intersections out in the country with no one around at a red-light. I stop and think WWJD; I know he'd throttle that Wing like the Devil; so I do.
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[quote]OzarkWingGuy (8/15/2008)
... I stop and think WWJD; ...quote] JC would change the light in his favor before he quite got there. Denise McCluggage (sp?) wrote "The Gift" for AutoWeek long ago. Fun reading. Most of her writing is pretty good. Edit: Occasionally, I find a long duration light on one of my commute routes. Usually, I try to figure out if its better to catch the red light because it sets me up for making succeeding green lights? Or it might better to try and make the light on the green? Maybe abvoiding the light by a different route is the answer? Asssoooming the light is not traffic activated and runs on a real cycle unaffected by a train crossing or other problem, how long is the problem light in your area? Years ago, the longest light that I timed was 90 seconds. Recently, I finally got a chance to time the most aggravating light on my commute. 2.5 minutes (150 seconds). That set one set my all-time record for the most annoying light that I have ever had to deal with on a daily basis. end edit.
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