Originally Posted by badkarma
I guess I'm in the minority. I have no problem with the officer pulling you ofer for speeding. You were going 11mph over the posted speed limit. I have problems when officers target cyclists for stuff they wouldn't target drivers for; but this seems like a case where he would've cited a driver for the same infraction.
Everyone b!tches about drivers not treating cyclists as vehicles, and then they complain that we shouldn't be subject to the same laws as drivers - am I the only one seeing the hypocracy?
No, you aren't the only one. I especially liked the part about onlye endangering a pedestrian or squirrel. Sounds a lot like "only endangering a bicyclist or pedestrian" to me. Not only did the OP not get a ticket, he also wasn't detained, and without ID, having been subject to being ticketed by virtue of having exceeded the speed limit, he could have been detained until his identity could be proven.
I'm all about the whole "I got pulled over for speeding on my bike" stories, but to criticism, disrespect, and contempt for people that sign up to risk their lives to save others is disgusting.