Motorcycles get ok to run red lights in MO

August 14, 11:38 AMKansas City Motorcycle ExaminerEric Rossiter

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The dreaded red light

Good news my riding cohorts.  We'll no longer be stuck sitting at those red lights waiting for a cage to show because we don't have enough metal mass to trip the induction sensor.

fox4kc.com is reporting that motorcyclists now have the go ahead to boogie through a red light that won't change.  Provided you sit through it a time or two, I'm sure. 

A new law in Missouri will allow cyclists and motorcyclists to run red lights, under certain conditions. But, they do have to stop at the light first.

Missouri will soon be the eighth state to allow the red light runners. According to the Kansas City Star, riders can run the light if they completely stop first, the signal stays red for an "unreasonable time," the light is malfunctioning or traffic at the cross street does not pose a hazard.

The reason for the law is because a lot of times bicycle riders and motorcycle riders are left in the red for a longer period of time because the weight of their vehicles don't notify sensors to change the light.

The law goes into effect on August 28.

Don't just pull up and then go blowing through stop lights. Use it, don't abuse it.

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