Re: Aren't bicycles suposed to stop at stop signs? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

09-09-2003, 05:46 PM

Interesting you should mention that. Saturday, my dad, who knows how
much biking means to me, asked me if bicyclists were required to follow
the same traffic laws as motorists. He was really irritated that at
stop sign a group of cyclists just blew through the sign, as if it
wasn't there. My response was that most cyclists would be just as
upset, and this was a major reason why motorists will not accept us as
equals on the road.

I know that this may be a hasty generalization, but I tend to see most
of this happening with the club riders.

Kerry

Steve + Laura wrote:
> 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...
>
> Steve.
>

09-10-2003, 05:30 AM

"Kerry Nikolaisen" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> He was really irritated that at
> stop sign a group of cyclists just blew through the sign, as if it
> wasn't there. My response was that most cyclists would be just as
> upset, and this was a major reason why motorists will not accept us as
> equals on the road.

We are not "equals", driving is a privilege, cycling is a right. Driving
requires a license, a certification process, equipment safety regulations and
inspections, and liability insurance, cycling requires none of these things.
Bikes aren't cars.