| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle!
<snip>. The cop (surprise...) told the guy he was
> > just warning him this time rather than writing a ticket, and eventually
> > let him ride off.
>
> Okay, has anyone ever seen a cop let a driver off after they ran a red
> light? Hmmmm??
>
> Unless the driver was a politician or fellow cop, I doubt it.
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I'm neither and I've had warnings for that AND speeding while driving a car.
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> And I love the argument from the bicyclist: there were no cars coming.
> How the frig does he know? </snip>
A cyclist can see further down the road than drivers in a car coming to a
stop. Also many states have provisions for cyclists, if there is no traffic
at the light the cyclist can proceed due to the fact that bicycles may not
trip the sensor to make the light change.
Just as there are different rules for pedestrians, trucks, busses, and
motorcycles... There are different rules for cyclists. Some need to be
modified with the times but there are differences.
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