Casper Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/12/30/motorcycles-bicycles-can-run-red-lights-under-new-law/Long story short, motorcyclists and bicyclists in Illinois can now run red lights if they don't change within two minutes. Seriously guys and gals, we should put forth an effort to get that same law passed here. Anyone interested in helping me put some sort of online campaign together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysix Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Isn't this a repost from a few days ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Isn't this a repost from a few days ago?If it is, I didn't see it. Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Yup, Strictly beat me to it. Damnit.http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=87269So, anyone interested in pushing for it here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysix Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Yup, Strictly beat me to it. Damnit.http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=87269So, anyone interested in pushing for it here?Hell yea, Sitting at a redlight when its 90 degrees out and your bike is starting to overheat sucks. Or when you are in a hurry and you have to sit at a light for 5 minutes till another car comes up. If everyone here would sign a petition thats over 6000 signatures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I will sign and I know a few riders that are not part of OR that would too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I'm in. That blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Here's the actual bill from Illinois: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2860&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadKaw636 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yea I heard it on the radio saying that there trying to get it too pass here in ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
216cityboy Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'll sign. I either wait for another vehicle or cut thru the grocery store parking lot everyday I ride to work which is everyday it doesn't rain. Sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSB67 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'd leave it alone. An out already exists as a "malfunctioning traffic signal." If you're on familiar roads you know if it didn't trip. If you're elsewhere, you figure it out the second cycle. I can see this as a bunch of idiots saying "I'm allowed to run red lights" (nice effing article title), and some cops saying "that wasn't two minutes."I've honestly never had trouble tripping a light on a CBR (I am^H^H was always conscious of where the loop is coming to a stop), but I have missed some left-turn triggers in my truck when the road is snow-covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen4zx10r Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm in as well but if a light does not change after a few minutes I go anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varma917989 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm in as well but if a light does not change after a few minutes I go anywayme tooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dying Shadow Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'll sign it I've ran a couple in rush hour sat there 5min nutin happend been lucky so far wit cops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centauro1198s Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yea I heard it on the radio saying that there trying to get it too pass here in ohioGreat news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisknight Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiomike Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 All I can see are more bikes going down......hope it all turns out for the best but usually things like this end up being abused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 i dont even sit at red lights in my truck if nobody is around, let alone a bike suckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dying Shadow Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 i dont even sit at red lights in my truck if nobody is around, let alone a bike suckers ha nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The AMA already worked with ODOT on this issue looks like a petition is going to be a waste of time.http://vtrc.virginiadot.org/rsb/RSB25.pdf Ohio info starts on page 42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The AMA already worked with ODOT on this issue looks like a petition is going to be a waste of time.http://vtrc.virginiadot.org/rsb/RSB25.pdf Ohio info starts on page 42+1This has been beaten to death in Ohio, I don't expect it to go anywhere. FWIW, I pick up the phone/email ODOT whenever I have a problem. I have found those intersections get fixed very quickly. I had a bad one at the end of my street. One email and it was fixed. They tore the whole thing up and repaired it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The Illinois governor's amendatory veto message created an ambiguity that coudl have killed the whole concept...Last item in the veto message was; no vehicle may proceed past a red traffic signal where turning on red is prohibited.So that means the new powers for a motorcycle to tread a dud red as a stop sign is NOT valid on "no turn on red" intersections?Lucky that the veto was overridden.We already have a malfunctioning light rule. If anything we just need to add a definition that a light that doesn't change for a motorcycle is a "malfunctioning light" and that red-light-cameras cannot ticket when a bike runs a malfunctioning lights and can only convict bikers if they provide evidence that the bike failed to wait for a reasonable amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The AMA already worked with ODOT on this issue looks like a petition is going to be a waste of time.http://vtrc.virginiadot.org/rsb/RSB25.pdf Ohio info starts on page 42A paper-trail of prior complaints is nice if you get stuck at an intersection you visit regularly and know to be a bad detector. However it won't help that first time.I agree that I'd rather have a technical solution and not get into the whole "When it a red not a red?" question. But it would be nice to have some kind of protection if you have to run a red you haven't been to before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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