| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle!
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 01:20:44 GMT, Arif Khokar <akhokar1234@wvu.edu>
wrote:
>Daniel T. wrote:
>
>> The fact is,
>> bicyclists don't have to obey the same traffic laws as cars,
>
>That's fiction, not fact.
>
>> otherwise
>> they would be getting pulled over and fined.
>
>Which has nothing to do with it. Just because a law isn't enforced
>doesn't mean that the law doesn't exist. Cyclists are supposed to
>follow the rules of the road just like a driver does.
I have lived in California and currently in Washington...both states
require adherance to motor vehicle laws by cyclists and both states
actively enforce these laws. Some specific laws relating to cycling
vary from state-to-state...ie. where you can and cannot ride.
People get stopped routinely for running traffic lights/stop signs,
failure to yield to pedestrians/etc. People have evne been stopped
and prosecuted for DUI while riding bicyles, with the same penalties.
B
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