Originally Posted by
Elkhound
Actually, I wish the police here WOULD ticket bikers. There are so many 'salmon' and 'ninjas' (people riding against traffic, or without lights at night) and stoprunners here; not to mention sidewalk riders and unhelmeted children. (In WV, anyone under 15 must wear a helmet; Charleston & most other cities, there is an ordinace against sidewalk cycling.) These practices are not only illegal, they are dangerous. I wish the police WOULD crack down on them.
I agree with this entirely. I would actually like to see warnings and eduction as opposed to tickets at first. There are some cyclists who do observe the rules of the road, but far, far too many that do not, and actually create a dangerous situation. Unfortunately, I suspect, that their interactions with motorists are taken out on me at the next opportunity, as I occasionally encounter enraged motorists for no apparent reason.
zac