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My reaction to cyclists complaining about stop-sign tickets is precisely the same as my reaction to motorists complaining about tickets from speed cameras: If you don't want to run the risk of a ticket, don't break the law, no matter how misplaced (whether because you think speed limits are set artifically low or traffic laws designed for cars shouldn't apply to bikes) you think it is.

And lest anyone think I'm a do-gooder, when I bike I regularly run stop signs (and red lights, when safe) and when I drive I've been known to speed. I'm no holier-than-thou, anti-cyclist or anti-motorist zealot, I just know that I'm doing something illegal, and accept that I may be ticketed for it.

by dcd on Apr 24, 2012 10:05 am • link • report

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