Motorcycle group caught running red light on camera

Motorcyclists can regularly be seen driving dangerously on Omaha streets, which one driving instructor says is not being taught in schools.

A 6 News camera captured video of a group of motorcyclists riding through a red light Tuesday night, which Dillon Brothers Riding Academy Instructor Mark Howie says puts drivers at risk.

"Motorcyclists need to understand they're not the biggest vehicle on the road," Howie said.

Though it's easy to generalize all bikers as careless riders, Howie stresses it's unfair to single them out simply because they're easier to remember.

"Typically a motorcycle rider is going to ride their motorcycle the same way they drive their car. If they drive a car and they're always speeding or they don't use turn signals or they follow too close, they're typically going to ride their motorcycle the same way," Howie said.

Howie said the video shows behavior of riders who decide to ride and do everything as a group, and he encourages others to ride for and by themselves.

"You have to ride like this could be your last ride. You need to take all the proper precaution to make your ride as safe as possible," Howie said.

However, not everyone felt the video showed riders doing anything wrong.

"There's not any traffic anywhere, and they're not really speeding or anything. They just ran a red light. There's still no one or any cars around them, so it must be late at night," Chris told 6 news.

Many bikers who ride in a group ride in a formation of either a single file line or staggered line, which Howie stresses is for safety.

Omaha police also told 6 News any incident can be reported, but they recommend drivers get detailed descriptions of the motorcyclists riding dangerously. If they can, police encourage getting a license plate number. However, all of these should be done without endangering others.

Police also said they respond to all calls, but they will decide whether it should be of high priority. If there are other more pressing calls, a call for a dangerous motorcyclist won't be on the top of their list.