New law for riders in Illinois

[RockyMountainRider]

On Jan 1, 2012, a new law comes into effect in IL:
Motorcyclists stopped at a red light may proceed through if it fails to change to green after a reasonable length of time.
Effin eh as we used to say growin up in Canada.
Every state needs this law.

I remember sitting at a red light for about 5 minutes once and just before I said screw it and rode thru the red, a cop pulled up behind me.
So we both sat there for a few more minutes, until I turned around and gave him the wtf look.
So what does he do in response?  He drives thru the red himself, leaving me stranded.
I waited till he was out of sight and rode thru the red myself, chuckling.

[johnny]

yawl bro...

i pull onto the trigger... set the moto down on the side stand for 10 seconds... if i dont get the light in the next cycle i roll...

j o

[motodude]

I've found that rolling onto the trigger (usually a circle cut into the asphalt around here) about 1/3 of the way across (left to right) and then roll the bike up and back a couple of feet a couple of times usually gets the light to turn in its normal rotation.

That has worked virtually every time I've tried it.  Maybe they would have turned anyway but there is one intersection where I used to have to wait for someone coming the other way before the light would turn.  Rolling up and back appears to make it turn normally.

That being said, I have no clue if there's a law like that in OR or not but I've turned left LOTS of times on red (when it was safe to do so, of course) and never had an issue with an LEO.

Tom

[Scott_]

some places now are using/changing over to more optical sensors mounted up by the lights instead of the current loops in the street.

[DRxBMW]

On Jan 1, 2012, a new law comes into effect in IL:
Motorcyclists stopped at a red light may proceed through if it fails to change to green after a reasonable length of time.
Effin eh as we used to say growin up in Canada.
Every state needs this law.

Pennsylvania has had the above law in effect for the last twenty years. Problem is defining a reasonable & prudent amount of wait time in court, if you get popped by an LEO for the offense.

Adding magnets to your boots or underneath the frame does work.

Greenlight Trigger is the commercial product available for sale.

http://www.casporttouring.com/optimizer/category/GreenLight.html



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