[ToNY97]

States where motorcycles can run red lights legally | CarInsurance.com

15 states where it's legal.

 

[Mikey1000]

Not surprised to see NY isn't on the list. This police state considers everything a felony.

 

[ToNY97]

You know we'd be the last one. We must be protected from ourselves.

 

[sprockethead]

Doh! I thought California had a "safe on red law." I guess it was an assumption on my part because we allow lane splitting.

Thanks for the info, don't need a red light ticket right now!

 

[Khedron]

I'm surprised not to see Indiana on that list, since the "Dead Red" law went into effect here last year.

 

[East Bay Ninja]

Meh, I do it anyways. 99% of motos are to light to switch a light. I once had a cop tell me to wait 2 cycles of the light and go when its safe.

 

[GaryK]

Ohio - forward thinking?.. lol none of that here!

I did read that those magnet things work , i think it was cycle magazine or some other rag.. I have spent more on crap that does less so I may get one and give it a try.

 

[BackStabber]

I dont know of any lights run by weight. They are magnetic wires. The key is to put the motorcycle across one of the lines not in the middle of the circle.

 

[cowasockee]

Kentucky just passed to the good side.

And yes, almost all traffic sensors are of the inductive loop type nowadays. Hit it on the crack and it helps sometimes.

 

[East Bay Ninja]

I dont know of any lights run by weight. They are magnetic wires. The key is to put the motorcycle across one of the lines not in the middle of the circle.

Yeah um, CA lights aren't like that. You will be an old gray man before the signal changes for you.

 

[Black Sheep]

All traffic lights that aren't sequentially timed, use ground loop metal detection. Those lines cut into the concrete/asphalt forming a rectangular shape are where the loop wires are inserted into the road. When a large piece of iron/steel is placed over it (like a car engine) it changes the inductance measured on the loop and triggers the light circuits. The problem we have is that aluminum/plastic have no effect on the loop. If the loop is too deep, the little bit of metal we do have is not enough to trigger the circuit. Stopping on top of the cut lines or putting your kickstand down on the line can sometimes get the metal close enough to be detected. But sometimes the sensitivity of the circuitry isn't enough for a bike to ever trigger the light.