Originally Posted by
Burton
This won't make me popular but IMO most cyclists ARE reckless. And until it becomes oficially legal for bicycles to ignore stop signs and traffic signals - the behavior isn't just infuriating to motorists - its illegal. And it really doesn't matter how many people on this board think its OK - its still a ticketable offence everywhere I'm aware of.
I agree 100% and see people burn through stop signals ... these are dedicated stop signals for the bike lane only and are timed to operate in certain conjunctions with the stop signals for the cars and peds at intersections (we have three different dedicated lanes and signals at most major intersections ... one for autos, one for bikes and one for peds).
I've seen a couple close calls and wouldn't mind seeing a few of the repeat offenders under the wheels of a truck/over the hood of a car. It's more likely that they'll just get a ticket, which does happen occasionally, and goes against your driver's license here.