Originally Posted by
the sci guy
Also, ticketed for riding in a crosswalk is stupid IMO. I'd have to say each intersection is different, and depending on where you need to go sometimes a bike just can't, or shouldn't?, stay completely in the road to bomb through a busy intersection - especially if, like me here, you're not going through it to the road on the otherside, but to the corner to get on a path.
I'm just being honest here: "IMO" doesn't mean jackshat; look up the local applicable laws, so you KNOW, then you won't have to fall back on opinion.
Originally Posted by
Dunbar
I'll let someone else find the laws but it's generally not a good idea to cross in cross walks. The reason is that cars aren't looking for bikes in cross walks, they're looking for people. I've had close calls with other cyclists crossing at cross walks when I'm riding my bike. Something is messed up with that equipment if it's giving the signal to cross at the same time as left arrow though. It looks you could position yourself to the right of through-traffic so I don't even see why you think it's beneficial to use the cross walk.
Not flaming you here, pard, but I really am tired of hearing what drivers "don't expect"; if all any of us had to worry about on the road was what's EXPECTED, we wouldn't need INSURANCE. DRIVERS in particular NEED TO WAKE UP, AND DAMN WHAT'S "EXPECTED". That's just the bottom line. We have to share the road with thousands of "rugged individualists" who are by nature unpredictable; why would ANY of us think THE OTHER GUY WILL BE predictable?