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Tips' Page - USA - Traffic Laws to Watch
They don't always make sense-but the penalty's the same
USA -The Car Connection -12 Nov 2005: -- The law is the law - or so the judge will tell you when your day in traffic court arrives. But some traffic laws could stand to be bent a little in the interests of common sense. For example: Reds in the middle of the night with no traffic around for miles. We sit there, often not-so-patiently, as the light's timer runs its cycle, sometimes for more than a couple of minutes even though it's clear there's no one around but us. Is it okay to run the thing? Technically, no. But many of us have done it anyhow, because sitting there idling seemed (and arguably is) completely pointless...
Other Example: I read with interest your piece which contained the statement that traffic lights did not cycle for motorcycles because they didn't weigh enough. Vehicle sensors have nothing to do with the weight of the vehicle in question and have not had for decades. I know of no jurisdiction in the U.S. which still uses the "treadle" style detector to which you are referring. Most jurisdictions use "inductive loops" (several turns of wire embedded in the pavement which sense the presence of ferrous material), or various forms of radar or "machine vision" (video). For more information on this topic, please contact your local Traffic Engineering office or the Institute of Transportation Engineers at www.ite.org. -- See more examples at DRIVING TIPS....
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