Originally Posted by
benjdm
They're referring to Trotwood v. Selz. Selz was given a traffic ticket for 'impeding traffic', violating a city ordinance in Trotwood, OH.
Selz was convicted and the case was appealed up to an appellate court (Ohio's second), where Selz prevailed.
Selz case, Fred Oswald
I would bet this has been pointed out to you before...yup, it was discussed in a previous thread you participated in. It was brought up in post 28, with you making posts both shortly before and shortly after that (posts 7 and 41).
http://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-s...do-i-call.html
Amusing. A five year old thread with 243 posts and only a couple of post mentioned the Trotwood v. Selz case, which I did not discuss or respond to in any way. Whatever!
"The case out of Ohio" does not set a precedent that any other jurisdiction or traffic court is required to follow. It also made clear that even in that specific case a bicyclist can beat the rap on "impeding traffic" (with the help of a bicycle lawyer and Legal Fund), and still could have been charged and convicted of violations of Ohio FRAP laws §4511.55(A) similar the VA law § 46.2-905 previously cited by achoo.