You can legally run a red if it would be less dangerous than stopping. I forget the exact wording, but the exemption is there.
I bet you can make a case that being on a bicycle it's often more dangerous to stop than go through them.
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You can legally run a red if it would be less dangerous than stopping. I forget the exact wording, but the exemption is there.
I bet you can make a case that being on a bicycle it's often more dangerous to stop than go through them.