It went into effect on or about 9/10/2006. Mike R.
********************** On 9 Apr 2007 at 22:51, Michael D. Barrett wrote: Oh good, that means I can now legally go through the perpetual red at Willy & Jenifer. I've timed it, and it generally takes 120 seconds to go to green. WoooHoooo! It used to go to green fairly quickly (really, it was almost instantaneous). That is, until we reported the convenience of that light to this list. The powers-that-be got word of this convenience for cyclists & bus users and promptly went out & changed it to take forever to go to green for us. -Mike At 9:35 PM -0500 4/9/07, Matt Logan wrote: >There was a recent article in the Wisconsin State Journal that >highlighted some changes in Wisconsin State Statutes that allow >bicyclists to proceed through actuated stop lights if they fail to >respond to the presence of a bicyclist. The text of the law can be >found here: > >http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0346.pdf > >346.37(1) 4. Notwithstanding subd. 1., a motorcycle, moped, motor >bicycle, or bicycle facing a red signal at an intersection may, after >stopping as required under subd. 1. for not less than 45 seconds, >proceed cautiously through the intersection before the signal turns >green if no other vehicles are present at the intersection to actuate >the signal and the operator of the motorcycle, moped, motor >bicycle, or bicycle reasonably believes the signal is vehicle actuated. >The operator of a motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle, or >bicycle proceeding through a red signal under this subdivision >shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicular traffic, pedestrian, >bicyclist, or rider of an electric personal assistive mobility device >proceeding through a green signal at the intersection or lawfully >within a crosswalk or using the intersection. This subdivision >does not affect any authorization for a bicyclist under subd. 2. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
