Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Has anyone gotten busted for any of these?

Has anyone here ever gotten a ticket/summons/warning for any of these things (not counting critical mass rides)?:

--riding in a marked bike lane the wrong way down a one-way
--no bell (ny law)
--going through a red light after coming to a complete stop
--having 1 brake
--riding with no hands (ny law)
--wearing headphones (ny law 1 headphone max)
--speeding...

If you ride in a bike lane the wrong way down a one way, I officially want to knock you off your bike and into traffic when I come through it going the right way. If you're going to ride the wrong way, atleast have the sense not to kill anyone else besides yourself: don't jeopordize all the cyclists who are actually following that simple, necessary law.

Anyways can't say I've ever been cited for any of these. I did get pulled over by a cop who said I didn't make a hand signal before turning right (honestly, who does that **** except if you think impending doom will ensue if you don't)? The cop than noticed I had no brakes and ticketed me for that instead. Gotta love the motorcycle cops.

Nope.

nope...none

If you ride in a bike lane the wrong way down a one way, I officially want to knock you off your bike and into traffic when I come through it going the right way. If you're going to ride the wrong way, atleast have the sense not to kill anyone else besides yourself: don't jeopordize all the cyclists who are actually following that simple, necessary law.


+1. This is my worst pet peeve. It happens all the time in Santa Barbara. I seriously want to start carrying a chain Road Rash style. Don't play a game of chicken with me and force me into traffic when you're riding the wrong way on the street. **** that.

On topic, I have not been cited for any of that stuff, although I did get a $200 for not wearing a helmet at a skatepark once.

been stopped for going the wrong way down a one way

that's it though

I got warned after torching a couple reds in a row. Odd thing was the bike police that got me were in front of me, obviously someone radioed ahead.

+1. This is my worst pet peeve. It happens all the time in Santa Barbara. I seriously want to start carrying a chain Road Rash style. Don't play a game of chicken with me and force me into traffic when you're riding the wrong way on the street. **** that.

it's funny because it never started happening until i moved to a college town...

None of the cops where I live know what to do with someone on a bike, because hardly anyone rides bikes except the occasional pack of hard-core road riders, spandex, pointy helmets and aerodynamic sunglasses etc. I'm sure they'd ticket someone without a second thought if they new the laws regarding bikes...better hope they never get un-lazy.

I got a ticket for no headlight one night. I showed the officer my broken one as I had broken it a few hours earlier, but he didn't really care. Two nights later at the same intersection I watched the same officer give out 15 headlight tickets within a couple hours.

I got a ticket for no headlight one night. I showed the officer my broken one as I had broken it a few hours earlier, but he didn't really care. Two nights later at the same intersection I watched the same officer give out 15 headlight tickets within a couple hours.

Dang, I thought you just needed a flashing rear light, and that a headlight wasnt necessary? Haha, uh oh.

I have been told to slow down, but that was because I was on the sidewalk doing a skid in front of the main office of downtown bike patrol office. it was kinda on purpose, plus they all ride mountain bikes and I wanted to see if they would give chase

best thing I ever saw was a Birmingham bicycle cop while riding a police bicycle bunny hop a curb drop a brown paper bag and a beer fell out

I have seen at least one person attach a small blinky to their hub to gain both foward and aft visibility. Kind of like those hub cleaners.

was questioned by cops once while riding *very* slowly (my friend was walking next to me, we both had mess bags filled to capacity with beer). they were wondering where we were going, what we were doing, where we were coming from, if we had been at some party...we weren't, blah blah blah, then they left

...live in a small town, nobody ever seems to know what the eff a fixed-gear is...

I've been pulled over a couple of times in DC.

Most memorable police experience while riding was in St. Peterburg though.

After Fixed Fight, babychris, mike shark, and myself went downtown for some pizza. We ran a red, swerved around a group of pedestrians, and went the wrong way down a one way all while having no lights.
The cops said they could write us $300 in tickets each if they wanted to. Then we said we were just in town from Philly. They said a Philly cop wouldn't let us do that, and we all laughed. Then I said that if they write the ticket, I have no means of paying for it. He ended up letting us go after busting our balls for a bit. Tourists were taking photos and screaming **** the whole time.

And then a brawl broke out outside the pizza shop and no cops came.


edit: felt the need to say that we only had to go one block on the one way, and there weren't any cars.

y0u R 4wesome!

I have been pulled over for taking up 1/2 of a lane instead of the legal 1/3. I am not even sure that its the law. It amazing how he was so good at instant geometry. Serve and protect

On one of our midnight rides we decided to try to ride the 217 freeway (its a freeway that dead ends on campus so its never busy) back to campus at one in the morning. The cops pulled up behind us, but everyone turned around and rode the wrong way back down the entrance ramp and onto the surface streets where there were two more patrol cars waiting. We split up and it turned into a chase; I was lucky enough to get away but a bunch of people got caught. That was crazy.

Not busted for any, mostly because I follow all of the above rules.


That said, some people should be made to feel the consequences of not following them, for the purpose of education. Oh, and add riding without lights and reflectors during the night AND in the dark. Boy I hate those idiots.

iv been stopped for running a desolate red light. no tickets but im not running a front brake and supposedly they care now

--having 1 brake

Where is this a law?


The cop than noticed I had no brakes and ticketed me for that instead.

What jurisdiction are you in? Does your area have some law on top of the typical "ability to lock up one wheel" law?

I've never been stopped for any of those, however I talked to a girl once in boston who claimed a cop grabbed her for speeding after she bombed a hill. Also, rumor has it that cambridge cops were busting people for running reds a lot.

A cop pulled me over a month ago because he thought I had no brakes. I showed him the front brake and explained that my feet where the rear brake, and he let me go. Must have been a very, very slow day.

jim

I have never been stopped in Philly, but then our cops are pretty busy trying to lessen our astronomical murder rate, so I can hardly blame them.

Interestingly, however, I was riding alongside a Temple bike cop one day, so I decided not to run any reds. Turns out this guy was pretty sweet, because while I was trackstanding, he came up along side me and asked if I wanted to race. Of course I did, so we blew down about a mile or two of Broad Street to city hall without stopping for red lights. I managed to win, but only because the dude was on a MTB - he had quads of thunder.

It was pretty much the most surreal/amazing bicycle experience that I've ever had.

Right where the LFP in Chicago ends, there are two one-way roads that connect with Granville/Devon, both with bicycle lanes on them, Kenmore northbound, Winthrop heading south. Without fail, I see cyclists, from team-sponsored roadies to commuters to old dudes on rustheaps, riding south on Kenmore against traffic, when they could easily go one block west and come south on Winthrop. I don't know if these people are either ignorant of the fact that there's a street with a bikelane only one block away, or they're idiots, but either way, it's annoying.

I usually don't say anything, as it's not my job to police Chicago's cyclists, but at some point this is going to piss me off for the last time and I'll throw my pump through someone's spokes.

let me guess

the op was busted for all of these at once

Has anyone here ever gotten a ticket/summons/warning for any of these things (not counting critical mass rides)?:

--going through a red light after coming to a complete stop


yes, times square--44th and Bʻway, morning rush going south, bike cop. Sat at the light for thirty seconds before going.

yes, times square--44th and Bʻway, morning rush going south, bike cop. Sat at the light for thirty seconds before going.

It would be awesome if you can plan a 10+ bike attack on that intersection just when the cops are there... be sure all the riders are quick so you can mozy on by and then attack full speed through the red and split up each a different way !!!!!

would make my day !

On at least 2 organized bike rides in NC, I've seen Sheriff's deputys, way out in the count/r/y,
pull/force over 1/2 dozen or more cyclists for riding (side-by-side) echelon style. In one of those cases, they received a citation.

+1. This is my worst pet peeve. It happens all the time in Santa Barbara. I seriously want to start carrying a chain Road Rash style. Don't play a game of chicken with me and force me into traffic when you're riding the wrong way on the street. **** that.

On topic, I have not been cited for any of that stuff, although I did get a $200 for not wearing a helmet at a skatepark once.

in columbus, if you see someone riding toward you, they're trying to play chicken with you and will either hit you and try to rob you while you're down, or see if you flinch and if you're nervous enough to knock yourself over and make it even easier for them to rob you. kids just like to **** with bikers around here.

but that's why i like winter riding. under 50 degrees, people most likely won't **** with you. i think it's 9 right now.

edit: sorry, it's "14 degrees, feels like 0".

haha, the 4th street gauntlet between 5th and chittenden.

I have been pulled over for taking up 1/2 of a lane instead of the legal 1/3. I am not even sure that its the law. It amazing how he was so good at instant geometry. Serve and protect

a group of us were riding down neil on a saturday this summer to go to a swimming hole in west jeff. a cota cop (who i guess actually is a cop; good thing i didn't yell back at him) yelled at a couple of us for riding side by side so we could talk.

around here, it seems there is little in the way of uniform approaches to handling bicycling. i've been told by a cop that i can go through red lights if i walk my bike.

Right where the LFP in Chicago ends, there are two one-way roads that connect with Granville/Devon, both with bicycle lanes on them, Kenmore northbound, Winthrop heading south. Without fail, I see cyclists, from team-sponsored roadies to commuters to old dudes on rustheaps, riding south on Kenmore against traffic, when they could easily go one block west and come south on Winthrop. I don't know if these people are either ignorant of the fact that there's a street with a bikelane only one block away, or they're idiots, but either way, it's annoying.

I usually don't say anything, as it's not my job to police Chicago's cyclists, but at some point this is going to piss me off for the last time and I'll throw my pump through someone's spokes.


meh, from the point of view of having messed and getting the idea of "shortest, quickest, most direct route always" stuck in my head, f that "going an extra block" crap. you're a bike, not a 3000 pound suv, and the danger you pose to anyone is minimal if not infinitesimal. f that crap.

haha, the 4th street gauntlet between 5th and chittenden.

heh, didn't see that. yeah, that's the one. gotta love kelly's carryout.

Has anyone here ever gotten a ticket/summons/warning for any of these things (not counting critical mass rides)?:

--riding in a marked bike lane the wrong way down a one-way
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I got pulled over for riding the wrong way in a bike lane (on a big 4 lane street). I only had to go about a block and I didn't want to make a left (crossing the street) and then have to make another left in a block. I didn't get a ticket though. That cop must have been really bored that day.

No, to all the others.

Has anyone here ever gotten a ticket/summons/warning for any of these things (not counting critical mass rides)?:

--riding in a marked bike lane the wrong way down a one-way
--no bell (ny law)
--going through a red light after coming to a complete stop
--having 1 brake
--riding with no hands (ny law)
--wearing headphones (ny law 1 headphone max)
--speeding...

Uh, so you can wear 1 headphone but not 2? How the hell does that make sense? I got a ticket for not having a bell before though.

around here, it seems there is little in the way of uniform approaches to handling bicycling. i've been told by a cop that i can go through red lights if i walk my bike.

Lol I am sure that is illegal.

not to that cop. maybe i should do it and if i get pulled over say "but a cop told me a could!"

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meh, from the point of view of having messed and getting the idea of "shortest, quickest, most direct route always" stuck in my head, f that "going an extra block" crap. you're a bike, not a 3000 pound suv, and the danger you pose to anyone is minimal if not infinitesimal. f that crap.

Yeah, when I almost plow into some guy riding the wrong way in the bike lane at 11 PM while going 20 MPH, I'm just glad to know that if I hit him and go down, at least I won't be harmed or hurt.

:rolleyes:

Blew a red arrow.

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$386???? Jesus Christ. A lot of people on bikes ride out of not being able to afford anything else...

Has anyone here ever gotten a ticket/summons/warning for any of these things (not counting critical mass rides)?:

--riding in a marked bike lane the wrong way down a one-way
--no bell (ny law)
--going through a red light after coming to a complete stop
--having 1 brake
--riding with no hands (ny law)
--wearing headphones (ny law 1 headphone max)
--speeding...

nope. no one really seems to get pulled over for those things unless riding real recklessly right in front of a cop. - i've forced traffic/rode on the sidewalk (of course, i do those as little as possible) and ate lights, all with headphones on in plain sight of a nypd cruiser and have never had the law enforced on me. the worst that happens is the cop will tell you to chill if he's on foot or the car will sound the horn to let you know he's around. that's about it. :D

oh and i've gotten 3 summonses total. 1 during critical mass for not riding in the bike lane on park ave *$60 and 2 for one incident where i rode through madison park during work and 10 feet from the exit, a park cop tells me to walk the bike. i say "oh it's cool i'm out of the park", at which point he screams "freeze" and turns the situation to the hollywood **** he'd always dreamed of. - 1 for riding in the park, 1 for disobeying an officer *$360

Yeah, when I almost plow into some guy riding the wrong way in the bike lane at 11 PM while going 20 MPH, I'm just glad to know that if I hit him and go down, at least I won't be harmed or hurt.

:rolleyes:

yeah, cuz i don't have eyes or brains and no way to scope out a situation before i get into it and be sure that i'm not plowing into anyone going the right way. hell, that'd take all the fun out of it; i live to get in wrecks!

meh, from the point of view of having messed and getting the idea of "shortest, quickest, most direct route always" stuck in my head, f that "going an extra block" crap. you're a bike, not a 3000 pound suv, and the danger you pose to anyone is minimal if not infinitesimal. f that crap.

This is BS. I have been hit by cars several times, but the accident that has caused the most lasting damage was caused when I was hit by another bicyclist. The damage he caused to my knee was not "minimal if not infinitesimal". Go the extra block.

in columbus, if you see someone riding toward you, they're trying to play chicken with you and will either hit you and try to rob you while you're down, or see if you flinch and if you're nervous enough to knock yourself over and make it even easier for them to rob you. kids just like to **** with bikers around here.

Haha, that happened to me on the olentangy trail just north of the shoehorn where it's up on that grassy hill. I was in my side of the bike lane when a group of kids on mountain bikes purposefully swerve into my lane to hit me. I wasn't having any and sped up. Luckily he swerved out of the way right before calling me a "****ing cracker" :rolleyes:

And concerning that citation going down a one way road: In Strasbourg, France, bicycles are allowed to go down one way streets in the opposite direction of traffic. Man I loved riding a bike there. It was the fastest way to get around bar none.

haha, the 4th street gauntlet between 5th and chittenden.

+1. Man, I just take High street, and avoid all that. Plus that hill between Nationwide and 1st northbound scares me. I pant just getting over the High street bridge.

Cops in Philly have actual crime to deal with, I've never been cited for running reds (which I often do), riding on the sidewalk (which I rarely do), or riding the wrong way (which I NEVER do), or any other thing and if I ever did I'd be totally shocked.

PS - It's illegal to ride no hands in NY? And you need a bell? Day-amn

$386???? Jesus Christ. A lot of people on bikes ride out of not being able to afford anything else...I guess this is one of those 'can't do the time....' situations. I sympathize because most of us have ran desolate lights at some point, but rules are rules and equality on the road is something we've always wanted as a group.

I got pulled over for riding next to my roomate on our way to class around 9 am. This was on a 25mph residential street where tons of cars park on the side so I usually take a lane so I don't slam into someone opening their door. We even both got over right when there was a break in the cars but he continued to follow us, then flipped the lights/sirens.

No ticket but I was 20 min late for class.