Because you're not required to wait. Pedestrians can legally proceed against the light if the coast is clear.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Eric Westhagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Group, > > Bikes are much more like fast moving pedestrians than they are like cars. > And > motorcycles should be treated no differently than cars. (I have referred > to small > cars as "enclosed motorcycles" since they came on the scene.) > > That said, as has been pointed out here, yielding only in controlled > intersections > is not self evident to most. Even if it makes no practical sense to stop, > particularly when a bicycle can cause little damage to cars and would be > held > responsible, a large portion of regulation might have had a valid purpose, > but in > practice disadvantages more than it helps. > > I am probably one of the few you might see standing at a light-controlled > intersection without a car in sight----waiting for the "light" to allow me > to > "walk." When I finally get my feet in motion, I say to myself, "Why didn't > you > walk--dummy?" > > So, that is the rub. If pedestrians are supposed to stand there on an > empty street > waiting for the orange--"wait" to turn to the new command--"walk", how can > the case > be made for bicycles to not do the same silly thing? > > Eric Westhagen > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies >
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