Originally Posted by
bbeasley
I have a DL but don't ride with it. My ID on the bike is a road ID. Last weekend police were hiding at an intersection frequented by large number of cyclists. They were clearly targeting cyclists who ran the stop sign.
I realize this is a state by state question and could vary greatly by state. However, what was your experience when you don't have a DL or state ID on you?
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
I have had to verbally state my identification, legal name DOB and social security number, address, pulls up your record, if any, in Police record computer.
I had an incident once where I was stopped and did not have ID on me, luckily at the time I was working for a used car dealer and had to know my license number by heart. In Ca at least it is(or was) illegal for LEO's to attempt to identify by social security number. All the officer asked for after that was my DOB to verify that I was indeed myself, was more of a safety check than a true stop though.. I'm pretty sure I was actually free to leave at any point, but a guy in the dark on a bike in a part of town with no lights does kinda merit some questions I think. (I was pushing the bike as I did not have my light set with me)