Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Yeah, waiting to cross a main road in the 6 am darkness with no traffic, and no prospect of the light turning green for me ...
In Illinois bicycles and motorcycles are allowed to proceed through red lights after waiting for two minutes and if there is no cross-traffic. The waiting period is ridiculously long, so I give the light 30 seconds, then I go. However, I will not go forward if cars are waiting: the optics are bad, and the light's going to change because of the cars' presence.
(Note that this law only applies in cities with populations less than 2 million... so not in Chicago. :-/