Originally Posted by
DogBoy
Consider this. If you stop and wait, you lose tops 2 minutes. If you go and for whatever reason you are involved in somthing that hurts a kid....Ever see a parent go ballistic? Think the police would give you ANY consideration? No, you'd see a max possible fine for the worst offense the officer can find, and likely a move to restrict cycling rights at the next town council meeting...."for the children."
The same situation applies if you ride your bike down a trail through a park that has lots of kids and pedestrians.