I am a Red Light Jumper :(

[hotmetal]

I would like to sit in front of the judge (after I appealed my fine et al) whos Wife was in the ambulance that I ran the red light to allow through.

Ha, yeah, that would be a stroke of luck!
Trouble is, if it wasn't his wife he'd probably throw the book at you for being on the road and not in a Jaguar. The outcome may also be dependent on how much he likes his wife.

 

[PK99]

Riding with a group last night, near the back as I'm 'carrying' a slower rider, guys shoot left down some major road I've never been down before, no idea where they are going. Only person in the group I know who I can call is the girl with me. Traffic lights turn red as we approach.

If I don't jump these we will lose them. Do it. Bloke it a van shouts at us as we sail through.

Sorry everyone. I've let you all down and reaffirmed some angry WVM's view of cyclists.

I'll be in my room, flaggelating myself with a birch branch.

Bad form for a group to leave behind someone cut off at traffic lights!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Ha, yeah, that would be a stroke of luck!
Trouble is, if it wasn't his wife he'd probably throw the book at you for being on the road and not in a Jaguar. The outcome may also be dependent on how much he likes his wife.

LOL - That is true (maybe I should have said his Mistress or rentboy??)

 

[Adasta]

I am not for one minute suggesting it was reckless cycling. What I was trying to say is that most people only react when they see the lights (as you did) rather than slow down in an area in which they know there are lights when they can't see them. I think you did the right thing in the circumstances you describe.

Lights are, in general, a bit of a bugger.

Amber lights are terrible when on a bike. I usually ignore them unless I'm quite far away from the junction simply because stopping could cause a pile-up. Bikes have no brake lights and I'd rather coast through lights turning amber to red than end up on the bonnet of a car!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Lights are, in general, a bit of a bugger.

Amber lights are terrible when on a bike. I usually ignore them unless I'm quite far away from the junction simply because stopping could cause a pile-up. Bikes have no brake lights and I'd rather coast through lights turning amber to red than end up on the bonnet of a car!

I will go through Amber lights without concern. I have seen bikes with brake lights fitted. Problem is no-one (including me in the beginning) has a clue that is what they are and treat them as dodgy rear lights.