karan733
New Member
Coming down this hill http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en...d=dOFxEmCHYwpcGhC_nY_sYQ&cbp=12,13.96,,0,19.1 earlier today on my way home, the lights turned amber when I was just behind the bus stop box. At this point im usually doing 20+ and have run the red light in the past if in the same position but today there was actually a ped waiting to cross (rather than school kids setting it off and walking away) so pulled on the brakes hard, and after a few seconds realised that the rear was squirming around under the load of braking, which was cool and a bit unnerving all at the same time
But it got me thinking, is it wrong to RLJ when the alternative is to brake so hard that youre only just in control of the bike? Even when I have run the light in the past, I honestly didnt think I could slow down to a stop safely, and today has just confirmed that is the case.
Or am I just trying to justify doing something illegal?
But it got me thinking, is it wrong to RLJ when the alternative is to brake so hard that youre only just in control of the bike? Even when I have run the light in the past, I honestly didnt think I could slow down to a stop safely, and today has just confirmed that is the case.
Or am I just trying to justify doing something illegal?