New Biker Law ...

[HarleyHorn]

..... about dayyuuum time !!! ..... and time for other states to do same !!

Posted by BikersPost on January 6, 2012 in Motorcycle NewsView Discussions

A new law allowing motorcycle riders to roll through red lights is a step in the right direction but still not a solution to the problem, said a representative of ABATE.

The new law allowing motorcycle riders to treat red lights like stop signs will make life easier for bikers but still falls short when it comes to safety.

"We're telling everybody to wait 120 seconds" before passing through a red light even if there is no visible oncoming traffic, said Brian Wendholt, the legislative coordinator for the Will County chapter of ABATE, a motorcycle advocacy organization.

Starting Jan. 1, motorcycle riders in Illinois ? outside Cook County ? got the green light to roll through red lights after stopping and checking for oncoming traffic.

The new law was prompted by stoplight sensors failing to detect motorcycles due to their relative lack of iron content compared to cars, said Wendholt, a Shorewood resident.

Read more: http://shorewood-il.patch.com/articles/motorcycle-group-finds-new-law-lacking

 

[MadJack]

The link didn't work.

http://shorewood-il.patch.com/articles/motorcycle-group-finds-new-law-lacking

 

[yyz]

I've wondered my whole driving life, why red lights couldn't be treated like stop signs? BY EVERYONE!

 

[Old School]

the problem is we can't trust people to not drink and drive.

nor not use a cell phone while driving.

nor not text while operating a 2 ton mass killer.

now when folks drive motorized vehicles and realize that is the only damn thing you are supposed to do while behind the wheel we can then enact rules that will allow for a smoother flow of traffic..


but since it will take a national ban on cell phone use in a motorized vehicle unless it is hands free the likelyhood of dumbass selfesh Americans helping the cause is slim and none.

and slim left town with the dumbass broad who drives and texts with no regard whatsoever for any other human life .

sure would be nice to not have to sit thru those light changes when there is not another car within 100 yards in any direction.