Originally Posted by ruirui
damn.. that's steep! $250 fine? i wonder if that will raise up ur car insurance. btw, do you need any kind of insurance to be riding a bike? i know it's a stupid question, but since the say a bike is like any other vehicle on the road.. then should it require insurance as well?
well, the ticket was issue by a state patrolman.. and is under the 'department of public safety' (Texas' version of DMV)
i wasnt able to find a $fine-chart for the TX-DPS, but the fine for failure to comply to red light in my city (Austin) and its surrounding cities is approximately 250$.
logistically i do not expect it to have any bearing on my vehicular insurance or "driving" record (imagine if i had not a license nor a car)
Originally Posted by pyze-guy
I find it humourous that cyclists want to be treated with respect on the road, that is to be recognised as a "motorised vehicle" by cars and the police, then complain when they are caught for breaking the law. Why should the law discriminate between car and bicycle? You can't have it both ways.
firstly, the law is not binary. that is why I mentioned the mitigating circumstances. there are very certain differences between cars and bikes... its ridiculous to equalize bikes to car. would you, then, think it befitting for an issuance of ticket to a biker for moving too slow? (unless you avg 25mph riding somehow)