Question: when does anyone have "right of way" at a red light? The rest of the intersection will have green lights. Certainly they have right of way over those facing red lights. So when can a bicycle ever proceed through a red light?
>>This new law means that when an intersection is clear and they already have the right of way, bicyclists ages 15 and older may now treat stop signs as yield signs and treat stop lights as stop signs.
This law also seems rather self-defeating. If you are taken out by a car/bus/truck then evidently the intersection was not "clear", you shouldnt have proceeded and are at fault for the accident. Maybe cops will be handing out fewer tickets to bicycles? Was that ever really a problem?
>Maybe cops will be handing out fewer tickets to bicycles? Was that ever really a problem?
yes, it definitely is a problem. cops will stake out intersections just to give tickets to cyclists who roll through a stop sign when there's literally no other cars in sight. also, other drivers will get all high-and-mighty about cyclists breaking the law for rolling a stop sign when there's no cars for miles on the cross street. if this law can prevent that, it's a good thing.
>>This new law means that when an intersection is clear and they already have the right of way, bicyclists ages 15 and older may now treat stop signs as yield signs and treat stop lights as stop signs.
This law also seems rather self-defeating. If you are taken out by a car/bus/truck then evidently the intersection was not "clear", you shouldnt have proceeded and are at fault for the accident. Maybe cops will be handing out fewer tickets to bicycles? Was that ever really a problem?