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09-13-10, 02:39 PM
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Rolling a stop sign in Montrose Village on a bicycle. $468
09-13-10, 02:43 PM
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Montrose??? oh no....
which sign?
which sign?
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09-13-10, 03:16 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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09-13-10, 05:29 PM
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Holy crap, I've been rolling red lights when they change for no reason and there's obviously no cars, I better stop. 
09-13-10, 07:52 PM
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Out of curiosity, what were the circumstances? A roll through or blow through? Good or bad visibility? Any other vehicles at the intersection at the time? Etc..
09-13-10, 08:39 PM
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Almost home and stopped at a stop sign, one foot down, looked around and there was a cop right behind me. I did not see him, usually if no cars i just ride through.
09-14-10, 04:44 PM
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The OC Register has an article today in the back of the sports section about how the Orange County Wheelman are trying to get riders to comply with all traffic rules, especially stopping at stop signs. They suggest clubs sanction members who do not comply. This is all in response to a huge number of cycling deaths this year. Basically riders are treated the same as drivers by the police when it comes to fines, but we don't get any rights to the traffic lanes.
09-14-10, 05:11 PM
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That's why I prefer to ride in the hood. Cops are way to busy working to even bother you
09-14-10, 05:28 PM
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Rolling through the red light and leaving your buddies behind so you can reach the taco truck at the corner of Alvarado and Montana before them:
priceless...
priceless...
09-14-10, 05:32 PM
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09-14-10, 06:26 PM
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All of us should come to a complete stop at stop signs and red lights, for our own safety, right? Getting a ticket for a violation of this is a deterrent, right? However, a fine of $468 isn't a deterrent so much as a money grabbing tax by another name. Grrrr. Okay, I will calm down before this thread is sent to A&S.
09-23-10, 05:28 AM
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This is all in response to a huge number of cycling deaths this year
Maybe some day Caly will join the 21st century and allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, and red lights as stop signs (especially since most stoplights do not have their sensors set to detect bicycles.)
I got stung for blowing a stop sign on Mulholland Highway, for $150 worth. I slowed from 30 to 20mph, but then this is out in the sticks, and I had view of the cross street for quarter mile in both directions.
Looks like OC is a lot more expensive living.
BTW, when getting stung, ask officer not to put your driver license number on the ticket, that way you don't get this on your driving record. When I'm on the bike I carry a copy of my driver license with the number blotted out. This is legal, since I'm not on a motor vehicle.
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09-23-10, 09:50 PM
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If the fine taught the lesson that it is not okay to ignore a stop sign, then it is not outlandish.
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BTW, when getting stung, ask officer not to put your driver license number on the ticket, that way you don't get this on your driving record. When I'm on the bike I carry a copy of my driver license with the number blotted out. This is legal, since I'm not on a motor vehicle.
09-24-10, 02:28 AM
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BTW, when getting stung, ask officer not to put your driver license number on the ticket, that way you don't get this on your driving record. When I'm on the bike I carry a copy of my driver license with the number blotted out. This is legal, since I'm not on a motor vehicle.
09-24-10, 10:25 AM
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09-25-10, 09:08 PM
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Bicycle violations NEVER go on your DRIVING record, in California. Doesn't matter d/l number or not.
09-26-10, 10:16 PM
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