Red light jumpers

[mike killay]

Don't jump red lights

 

[flecc]

Do traffic lights even legally apply to cyclists, or is it like UK speed limits, the law confined to motor vehicles? Everywhere I look refers to motorists/drivers etc, and the penalty for infringement is 3 penalty points with a £100 fixed penalty or up to £1000 court penalty. Cyclist can't get penalty points of course.

I daresay the lights do apply to cyclists, horse riders etc, but can't see any reference to it on a brief search, other than the advisory Highway Code which is not law.
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[Deleted member 4366]

You get a fine if you get caught, so there must be some law that you're breaking.

 

[KTM Bike Industries UK]

"Under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s.36 and the Traffic Signs Regulations and Directions and Directions 2002 regulations 10 and 36(1), road users must not cross the stop line when the traffic lights are red. This offence, also known as ‘red light jumping’, applies to cyclists as well as motorists. The maximum penalty for red light jumping is a £1,000 fine and six penalty points endorsed on the driver’s licence however, in most cases, a driver will get a Fixed Penalty Notice (On-the-Spot Fine) of £30[1] whilst the maximum would only ever be imposed if the Fixed Penalty Notice is contested and taken to court. The punishment is also applicable to cyclists who, if caught, can be issued a Fixed Penalty Notice of £30."

from here:

http://www.cyclelaw.co.uk/cycling-offences-jumping-red-lights

 

[flecc]

Thanks KTM. Elsewhere I searched showed the driver fixed penalty could be up to £100 in addition to 3 penalty points. There does seem to be some vagueness about the issue, depending on what site one looks at.
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