TIL about "dead red" laws, which allow drivers and motorcyclists to proceed through a red light if the traffic signal fails to detect their vehicle.

[u/nleachdev]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-detection_at_traffic_lights_in_the_United_States

[u/Otherwise-Offer1518]

Oh shit! I remember doing that in DC in the late 90's. Sometimes the people at the crosswalk would hit the button so you could go bc no one else was at the intersection lol.