Originally Posted by
rbart4506
Sounds exactly what the cops do typically on long weekends when they target speeding motorists, seat belts, aggressive driving, etc...
What's your point??
Face it guys, the roads will never be totally safe since we are on bikes and they are in cars. Ride your bikes in a safe and predictable manner and worry about you, not the other guy.
the orange county and central park tickets are counter examples to your proposed "if people are so mad, they should call the cops" statement. clearly, in these instances, law enforcement has gotten involved, and the involvement was very likely induced by reports from irate citizens. at least one of the orange county ticket runs was when a group ride's first riders stopped at a stop sign, and then the rest of the group rolled through acting as a single giant vehicle. it wasn't one cop sitting and watching. there were multiple cops there ready to ticket multiple riders. in another group ride, police motorcycles followed the ride for pretty much the duration (~2 hours) looking for run stop signs/red lights and had cars waiting at intersections in case there were violations. sounds like a pretty concerted effort to me.