Running reds...

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...who else does it?
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[JonB]

Only commuters in my experience.

I will only run a red light if it is obvious the sensors have not picked up the fact i'm waiting, which is allowed in the Highway Code.
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[Ste]

Paying attention to red lights is optional.

[JonB]

[BTTD]

No.
You don't lose that much time, and I usually need the break.
Also gives you sprint start practice.

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[The Tot]

Nope, because I like the challenge of racing mopeds and cars off the lights!

Despite using the road mostly, if I see a red and there's a cycle lane on the pavement, I hop onto the cycle lane. If not, I'll wait in the box and have a sip from my camelback.
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[Kradmelder]

I do it. At night when roads empty I treat them like a stop and go. I sometimes do it in day at a familiar intersection when no cages coming and I'm turning left
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[D O G]

All the time. Reds are advisory only whilst on the pushie. If you use the path to avoid them you are unsalvagebly gay.

[dodsi]

It has to depend on the situation. Lights controlling a junction - no chance. A pedestrian crossing that all pedestrians have cleared and no more crossing... Probably.

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

If there's no one around and if it's clearly sighted, yes.
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[dodsi]

This questions is the same as asking any motorist if they at all times observe the speed limit.

[Pete.]

[dodsi]

Ok, but rather than mixing up specifics and concept - lets stick with concept.

In concept, depending on the situation running a red light is not dangerous to anybody other than yourself on a push bike. This is the same as driving/riding above the speed limit.

Now for specific (see last post) a clear, pedestrian crossing that is not controlling a junction would have little chance of putting anybody in danger.

A red light controlling a junction and other traffic AND there is traffic on the road (whatever junction that may be) you would need to have a death with/be a complete eeeejit to run it.

Riding/driving at 80mph on a clear national speed limit single carriageway with good visibility would not put anybody other than yourself in any more danger.

Riding/Driving at 80mph passed a Kitten school in a 30 zone with mothers dropping off their excited Kittens is a stupid idea.

So... Back to my original point.

Depends on the situation. Other cyclists will/may ignore some of these or take greater chances - but this is reflective of any sub group of road users. Personally, I will be honest - I do run reds but only in certain situations which are too vast to list each one of.

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[G]

Also - watched a police van not on an emergency do this.

Confident they weren't on an emergency as no lights and when they saw a car coming on the next traffic light set on the roundabout they stopped appropriately.

They were heading home in the early hours of the morning (the roundabout was outside the police station) and no one was about.

I have no problem with them doing that - I would have a problem if they tried to 'do' a member of the public for the same thing, giving lectures about the dangers etc.

As ever, I think focusing on breaking a specific law rather than the overall safety of the situation is silly.

[Pete.]

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Outside where I lived in Reading for a while at least, late at night half the junction would be green.
(A quite long sequence in the day time, but no need at night.)

Common for there to be green for straight on and green for the oncoming lane to turn right across the path.

[Pete.]