Originally Posted by Joe S
By the way, you did not disobey the officer's instructions. He instructed you to leave the road. You did that immediately. You did not know what emergency condition might require the officer to make an instruction directly contrary to the law, but you immediately obeyed. Then, after waiting a reasonable time for any emergency situation to clear, you continued on your way in conformance with all applicable laws.
Ok, we were cycling on our way home. Can't use the sidewalk in most cities, can't use the road. Can't ride on homeowners lawns.. How was this citizen to use his god given right to choose his means of mobility to get home.
This jerko cop could just have well stalked him a third time.A third time on the road and he would have probably arrested him for sure.... Guess, he could pretend he is training for cyclocross and carried his bike home on his shoulder. In that case, Hope the distance was less than 5 miles.