crankymessiah wrote:
] ] Beginning July 1, Tennessee motorcyclists can legally run
] ] red lights -- if they stop first and "exercise due care"
] ] -- under a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Bredesen.
] ]
] ] Motorcyclists had complained they were forced to wait
] ] excessive periods of time at stop lights because sensors
] ] that control the lights did not recognize motorcycles,
] ] which are now made mostly of aluminum and fiberglass, not
] ]

Cant motorcyclists make a right turn (and in spots where there is no right on red, let motorcyclists be exempt), then find an area where they can make a U turn? Thats what I do in my car when I'm at a light where the sensor is obviously broken. Yea - it takes a few seconds longer. But when your on a cycle, your generally saving time in traffic and parking anyway.

I just think letting people run red lights sets a very bad precident and motorcyclists are going to DIE "I can gun it and beat that oncoming traffic".

Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy wrote:

] Cant motorcyclists make a right turn (and in spots where there
] is no right on red, let motorcyclists be exempt), then find an
] area where they can make a U turn? Thats what I do in my car
] when I'm at a light where the sensor is obviously broken. Yea
] - it takes a few seconds longer. But when your on a cycle,
] your generally saving time in traffic and parking anyway.
]
] I just think letting people run red lights sets a very bad
] precident and motorcyclists are going to DIE "I can gun it and
] beat that oncoming traffic".

Frankly, no. There are cases where the only place to make a U turn safely on a motorcycle are miles up the road. And it's more than just convenience, it's about safety.

As it is now, when I pull up to a sensor that I know won't get triggered, I usually have to pull to the side to allow a car behind me to trigger it, otherwise, we'll all sit there in a queue waiting forever. Pretty much everytime I've done this, some idiot almost runs into me from behind. I've also been 'warned' in those situations for not lane sharing, even though technically it's the car that's lane sharing with me. It's a no win situation.

wilpig wrote:
] ] Beginning July 1, Tennessee motorcyclists can legally run
] ] red lights -- if they stop first and "exercise due care"
] ] -- under a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Bredesen.
] ]
] ] Motorcyclists had complained they were forced to wait
] ] excessive periods of time at stop lights because sensors
] ] that control the lights did not recognize motorcycles,
] ] which are now made mostly of aluminum and fiberglass, not
] ] metal.

Good. Now I won't get a ticket when I do what I normally do anyways.

flynn23 wrote:
] wilpig wrote:
] ] ] Beginning July 1, Tennessee motorcyclists can legally run
] ] ] red lights -- if they stop first and "exercise due care"
] ] ] -- under a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Bredesen.
] ] ]
] ] ] Motorcyclists had complained they were forced to wait
] ] ] excessive periods of time at stop lights because sensors
] ] ] that control the lights did not recognize motorcycles,
] ] ] which are now made mostly of aluminum and fiberglass, not
] ] ] metal.
]
] Good. Now I won't get a ticket when I do what I normally do
] anyways.

Same here. This very same thing happened to us THREE times just this weekend, there's a lot of "left turn lanes" in our city, and they never pick up the bike. It's annoying.