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South Carolina motorcycle riders want red light legislation
By the Staff of Clutch and
Chrome
March 27th, 2008
When approaching an
intersection, riders are usually wondering if their
motorcycle will trip the road sensors and change the traffic
lights.
Wanting the same
legislation passed by North Carolina late last year, riders
in South Carolina want to legally treat a red light like a
stop sign if not detected by the light-controlling road
sensors. There was no length of time specified in the recent
North Carolinas legislation for a rider to wait for an
inductive loop traffic sensor to trip a traffic light.
South Carolina Highway
Patrol is concerned over the effect such a law would have on
drivers in vehicles other than motorcycles ignoring red
lights, whether mistakenly or not. Officials also point to
the state being among the top three in the country for
motorcycle fatalities indicating such legislation could only
make the statistics worse.
The legislation is waiting
a review and vote by the appropriate committee on it's way
through the legal process. |
