Bike Walk Tennessee working in conjunction with Don Campbell of Knoxville TN was able to secure passage of a new Traffic Light law in Tennessee. First: the law does not allow a bicyclist to run a stop light. What the law allows is:
1. A bicyclist, after coming to a full and complete stop at a traffic light,
2. and the traffic light is controlled by a vehicle detection device that does not detect the bicycle,
3. and after exercising due care as provided by law,
4. may proceed with due caution when it is safe to do so.
Again: The law does not allow a bicyclist to run a stop light.
For the complete law Click Here
The FOGBEES (read more about how we were involved) and Hendersonville Greenway Committee asked Senator Diane Black to be a co-sponsor of this bill and she gladly agreed. If Diane is your Senator (District 18), please send her a thank you. sen.diane.black@capitol.tn.gov
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