That's the feeling I get around here too. I think that when you're close or inside the perimeter of Atlanta that you're less likely to be hassled by the police if you're not being a clear danger to yourself or others. I've been riding around here for most of my life (I'm 54). I ride 175 miles per week average. I've never gotten a ticket on my bicycle and I pay almost zero attention to the Georgia code. On the other hand, I pay a lot of attention to my personal safety and I suspect that's why I don't get tickets. When I pull up to a light and roll slowly thru looking both ways I think a cop observing that is not real motivated by me technically breaking the law.

That's speculation on my part though. It would be great to hear from a police officer on BF. Any out there? Do police departments have policies that are specific to bicyclists? Or is it all up to the judgement of the officer?