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Old 08-11-11 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by sfreitas323
This is just a matter of curiosity here.

Do you as a bicycle commuter Really abide all traffic laws? I mean as a cyclist one of the bright sides is being in that venn diagram between being in a car and being a pedestrian.

obviously i don't mean be reckless and weave in and out of traffic and endanger yourself. but for an example if you're at a red light, and there are no oncoming cars, will you run it?
It doesn't matter if I am the only one at an intersection or not. If the light is red, or there is a stop sign I will stop. If it's a non-three/four-way stop I'll do a trackstand, if it's a three/four-way stop I'll unclip and put my left foot down on the road. Nor do I filter or lane split.

About the only thing I will do is if I need both hands to control my bike not signal a turn or stop.
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