Comments on: Pulled Over

By: verbosus

verbosus — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:48:05 +0000

I didn’t know about this Californian right turn on red “rule”. I’m pretty sure I break the law when I use the pedestrian crossing button to cross a high-trafficked road on my bike. On the other hand it’s so much safer it’s worth the risk!

By: moeffju

moeffju — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:56:43 +0000

** Not knocked over by me, of course, it’s just that I don’t *see* much traffic when I’m *not* driving :p

By: moeffju

moeffju — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:55:58 +0000

Traffic lights apply to bikes just as much as to any other vehicle (or “participant in traffic”). And running red lights is all the more dangerous the less protected you are – I wouldn’t want to risk it with a bike, ever. Driving my car, there have been enough situations where some bicyclist or another almost got knocked over for being totally oblivious to traffic rules.

By: mfalcon24

mfalcon24 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:10:56 +0000

Actually it is only in California that you can make a right turn on red… it is a law depending on the state. I’m not sure about 3-way intersections or when biking though – but I think the law applies anywhere there is a stoplight.