Originally Posted by
genec
A big part of the problem is that officers are drivers first, and patrol the streets with their own built in driving prejudices. Since few motorists know the laws pertaining to cyclists, chances are that few LEOs will know the laws either unless they are otherwise trained.
Tell me about it.
Actually, I had few problems from the old-timers when I first got on the job, because my Dad had also rode his bike to and from work (at least when he worked the 3rd district, not so much in the 4th or 5th),, so they were at least slightly edumicated. The guys who came on with me and after, I had to edumicate...and not all of them got it.
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