Re: Aren't bicycles suposed to stop at stop signs?

09-09-2003, 03:34 PM

"Steve + Laura" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I went on a charity group ride the other day, and saw hundreds of
> bicyclists ride through 30 or 40 stop signs. The number of cyclists I
> saw stop for a stop sign: zero.
>
> Aren't you supposed to obey normal traffic rule on a bike? I even saw
> riders blow through a stop sign at an intersection holding up a car that
> had no stop sign. The driver stopped, but was more than a little annoyed.
>
> Is this how I'm supposed to ride on the street? Seems a bit unsafe...
I have seen way too many people blow through stop signs
on their bicycles.

This afternoon, I saw a girl about 10 years old blow through
a stop sign at a T-intersection and nearly get hit by a truck.

It seems like people believe that bicycles don't have to
obey any traffic laws. That will work until these people
end up in the hospital, or worse.