| Re: Entering the queue at a stop sign
In article <3f273e64$1_2@news.chariot.net.au>,
bigfloppyllama <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> writes:
> Besides the two intesections like the one I pointed out I stop,
> queue up and go when it's my turn, but it just seems dumb to make
> cyclists succumb to signs that were put in to prevent cars from
> colliding, not bikes.
Well, maybe they were put there to prevent /vehicles/ from
colliding. And some drivers sure seem to have lousy aims.
But I'm not out to browbeat ya. If you can truly, confidently
pull it off without getting clobbered, by all means go for it,
if you don't mind risking getting a ticket. Your call.
There's a stop sign here that I regularly blow through. It's
not at an intersection; it's where some vestigal, paved-over,
abandoned RR tracks once crossed a street. I figure the sign
is still there for cars, because there's still a bit of a bump
there, and cars might bottom-out if they hit it at speed.
I'm not fond of arbitrary & useless rules either. But, I guess
there's no harm in really thinking about them before deciding
they're truly arbitrary & useless.
cheers,
Tom
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