Originally Posted by
bikemig
Actually you don't know that. Although you are speculating on why the police decided to selectively enforce a whole host of restrictions on cyclists, you may be right that this is simply the cops going after a few bad apples. Nonetheless, the list of things the police are looking for is very long and goes far beyond simply going after a few bad apples (you don't need to require an ID, you don't need to require that each and every cyclist come to a complete stop at a stop sign, you don't need to require that only 2 cyclists can go through an intersection at one time, etc.) When law enforcement gets this heavy handed, there is a good chance that they're going after a group of people because some locals got mad.
Unless, of course, you believe that drivers never get mad at cyclists who follow the rules of the road . . .
Selectively enforcing a whole host of restrictions on cyclists?
LOL! It's called enforcing the law.. Just because you don't like it does not change that fact.
Nonetheless, the list of things the police are looking for is very long and goes far beyond simply going after a few bad apples
The list is not long at all.. It's actually nothing more than what is enforced on vehicles.
you don't need to require that each and every cyclist come to a complete stop at a stop sign, you don't need to require that only 2 cyclists can go through an intersection at one time, etc.)
If the law says 2 abreast and if the law says you must come to a complete stop then yup it can and it should be enforced!
When law enforcement gets this heavy handed
LOL.. Heavy handed? Enforcing the laws are now considered heavy handed? I suppose every motorist who has ever received a stop sign ticket was the result of 'heavy handed' police action.. Oh my..
Unless, of course, you believe that drivers never get mad at cyclists who follow the rules of the road . . .
Now you are just being ridiculous and trying to put words in my mouth and start some type of juvenile argument..