Is this wrong?

[magnatom]

Is this driver in the wrong? He has crossed the stop line and has kept creeping (see his brake lights go on and off) until he thought it was safe to go. He then proceeds to go, despite the red light, which does change a few seconds later.

What do you think?

 

[biking_fox]

What were you doing on the pavement though?

 

[davidtq]

what camera are you using to get the time date stamp? would love that but dont think I have the option on my atc2000?

 

[magnatom]

What were you doing on the pavement though?

Walking! Look at the video it is more, bouncy! I have to get off here as I want to go down a road that has no right turn off the main road. So I dismount and walk across the lights and walk onto the road I want to be on.

A few cyclists do cycle across but not me.

 

[magnatom]

what camera are you using to get the time date stamp? would love that but dont think I have the option on my atc2000?

It's an Archos 404 with a helmet camera attachment. I think there is an updated version now, the 405 that has solid state memory instead of hard disk (which is what I have).

 

[magnatom]

Oh I forgot to say. You have to admit publically who you are if you chose option 3 . So who was it? Dom?

 

[domtyler]

Oh I forgot to say. You have to admit publically who you are if you chose option 3 . So who was it? Dom?

Not guilty Magna, see you're already busy making assumptions!

He was totally in the wrong, if he'd been pulled up by a copper he'd have been bang to rights.

 

[magnatom]

Not guilty Magna, see you're already busy making assumptions!

He was totally in the wrong, if he'd been pulled up by a copper he'd have been bang to rights.

Mmmm. Maybe I should have made this a public poll!

 

[domtyler]

Mmmm. Maybe I should have made this a public poll!

Can I have another vote please? I think I may have changed my mind!

 

[Tetedelacourse]

uh-oh can't agree with any of your options!

There should be a poll option for:

Yes it was safe and yes he was in the wrong.

Actually I suppose I agree with the first one, but are we to infer that it was dangerous too? If so then I can't agree with it.


Anyway, I think you simulated walking by bouncing up and down on your bike. Well done on gesturing at him for our benefit though, that bit was good.

 

[Terminator]

I voted one.

I don't know where the bloody hell these motorists think they are sometimes.

 

[magnatom]

OK. So have any red light jumpers answered this question yet? If so, what would you answer if the car in question wasn't a car, but was a bike?

 

[Cab]

He was in the wrong. The correct punishment should be public humiliation.

Are you going to drop a disc with this footage on it at the local police station, Mag?

 

[HJ]

OK. So have any red light jumpers answered this question yet? If so, what would you answer if the car in question wasn't a car, but was a bike?

If it was a cyclist it would still be wrong. I have been know to explain to other cyclist why it is wrong, on my way to work...

 

[HLaB]

Magnatom, I couldn't quite make it out. Had the driver stopped behind the line then rolled forward through the RL? Or had they been caught over the stop line when the lights changed?