I would like to know if there is a law in the state of Pa where you can run a red light on a motorcycle after waiting so long without getting busted?
2007-07-12 17:25:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Some traffic lights are operated by a mass sensor wire buried in the pavement at the stop. Sometimes these sensors are not adjusted to be sensitive enough to detect a motorcycle even when it is parked right on top of the wire loop. A person on a motorcycle approaching the red light may sit at the light for several minutes until he is 'rescued' by a car pulling up behind him and tripping the sensor.
While I'm not sure of PA laws, most states say that you must wait at the light for a "reasonable time," and then if the light does not change, you may proceed when it is safe to do so.
I consider a "reasonable time" to be about 90 seconds. If the light hasn't changed to green within that time period, and there is no cross-traffic, I will assume that the light is malfunctioning, and proceed through as if it were a stop sign.
2007-07-12 19:09:33 · answer #1 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, running a red light is Not the safest thing to do. And the lights in Pa are never that long that you would have to run them.
2007-07-12 18:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Lamont 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As you get to the light, look for dark stripes of sealant on the pavement. That's where the wires are to trip the light. It's magnetic, stop centered on 'em. Good luck
2007-07-12 17:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can never run a red light...i guess you could turn it off and cross as a pedestian and carry the bike until you get to the other side but yeah you can never run a red light unless its for a right turn
2007-07-12 17:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by luiz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
evaluate first - FREEDOM. of course an accident is extra risky on a motorbike than in a automobile (in maximum situations). So, in case you do no longer prefer to take the threat, stay off the motorbike. Does your state limit you from wearing a helmet on an identical time as driving a motorbike? i think of no longer. base line - in case you prefer to positioned on a helmet on a motorbike, positioned on one. provide up hectic approximately what different individuals do. it is referred to as FREEDOM. (attempt wearing a helmet on an identical time as utilising a automobile, see how normally you get pulled over for impaired imaginative and prescient and listening to.)
2016-11-09 04:32:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt PA is different from any other state, so I'm going to go ahead and say....NO!
2007-07-12 20:34:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep the rubber side down. Wait it out.
2007-07-12 22:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by mac150 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
JetDoc gave the correct answer.
2007-07-12 23:16:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋