vhfkid wrote on 08/11/08 at 11:05:17:....I happen to be in one of poorer performing cities. Thanks local traffic dept.
I would thank them also.
Texas Code:
Quote: § 544.007. TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS IN GENERAL.
(a) A traffic-control signal displaying different colored lights or
colored lighted arrows successively or in combination may display
only green, yellow, or red and applies to operators of vehicles as
provided by this section
Contrawise, if the signal does NOT display different coloerd lights etc. then section 544 does *not* apply and you can legally blaze on thru those intersections that do not recognize your presence. (altho' to be safe, you might consider stopping or at least slowing to the point where you could stop in lieu of being clobbered by a Mack truck.)
Quote: § 544.0075. CERTAIN TRAFFIC-ACTUATED ELECTRIC
TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS. (a) This section applies only to a
traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal that consists of
a traffic-control signal for which the intervals vary according to
the demands of vehicular traffic as registered by a detector and
that is installed and operating at an intersection.
(b) In addition to any other type of vehicle the presence of
which the detector for the traffic-actuated electric
traffic-control signal may register, the detector for a
traffic-actuated electric traffic-control device to which this
section applies must be capable of registering the presence of a
motorcycle.
If the signal does not recognize your presence then it is an illegal signal -- if you do get a ticket you can sue the city for having an illegal traffic control device for the purpose of generating revenue. Should be worth a few thousand. Any sleazebag lawyer will take that on a contingency basis.