| Re: Holy shatz! Cop stops bicycle!
It is not overzealous. It has been taken to court. That is the way the law
reads.
--
Bob
"John David Galt" <jdg@diogenes.sacramento.ca.us> wrote in message
news:caerhf$l2e$3@blue.rahul.net...
> Bob Newman wrote:
> > Too many to read every reply, I hope this wasn't touched on. We here in
> > Florida have had police crack downs in the past giving cyclists tickets
for
> > not stopping, as you say "cyclists are subject to the same traffic laws
as
> > anyone else". That is not quite true in this case, cyclists are
required to
> > do more! Simply stopping at a stop sign can still get you a ticket IF
you
> > fail to put one foot fully on the ground. Comments?
>
> Sounds like the usual over-enforcement directed at auto drivers, where the
> cop says you "didn't stop" if you didn't wait 5 seconds before proceeding.
> The law needs to recognize that when your car rocks back on its springs,
> you've stopped.
>
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