Originally Posted by iamtim
What if... a brake cable snaps?
I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything; I run a front brake on my fixie. But I think the cop's question was ludicrous. If the law says that all one needs to do is be able to skid to a stop, well, then, a rider who can skid to a stop on a fixie meets the requirements of the law.
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The cop must enforce the law as written. Whether the law should be
rewritten is a different subject. I think the recent enforcement against "brakeless" fixies will prompt a discussion on the subject if it hasn't already.
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