I have no problem with police in general. They have a difficult job to do, for sure. However, I think the church hired this officer to direct traffic going into and leaving the church service. Instead, he was sitting in his parked patrol car when the intersection was gridlocked. I doubt they hired him to arrest bicyclists. I did go through the intersection carefully and did not cut anyone off or make them brake for me. This is the only time a policeman ever pulled me over when I was on my bicycle. Most policemen are tolerant of bicyclists and let us get away with minor infractions.

He roared up behind me, flooring it, with the lights and siren going like I had just robbed the bank. He was probably going too fast when he pulled over onto the shoulder.