US state approves “dead red” law
Added on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments
US state approves “dead red” law
Motorcycle riders in Kansas, USA, could find their journey times cut after state lawmakers approved a bill that would allow motorcycle riders to go through red lights.
Under the unusual proposals, bikers would be able to ride through a red traffic light if their vehicle was not heavy enough to trigger the underground weight sensors that activate the lights system.
The law, dubbed the “Dead Red” law, reads: “The driver of a motorcycle or a person riding a bicycle facing any steady red signal, which fails to change to a green light within a reasonable period of time because of a signal malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the arrival of the motorcycle or bicycle because of its size or weight, shall have the right to proceed subject to the rules stated.”
The law will mean that motorcyclists and cyclists will no longer have to wait at a junction because a traffic light control system has failed to recognise them.
The bill, which had some opposition, has yet to pass in the state and could yet be defeated. Despite receiving approval, the law is combined with a proposal to ban the state from increasing the current $5 fine for car drivers who do not wear a seatbelt.
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