Originally Posted by
stevesurf
It's a great idea, but LE will not go for it as the only way to enforce an ordinance or ticket someone is to actually pull them over. Noone will voluntarily stop for an unmarked bike cop.
The best way is for marked LE on bikes to actually pull over motorists and issue tracked warnings for close calls and tickets for accidents.
On another note, I thought Austin was bike friendly?
Didn't read the OP did you... the idea is for unmarked cops on bikes as decoys; marked cops on motorcycles do the actual "pulling over."
Austin is supposed to be generally bike friendly, the area just outside of Austin may not be quite as friendly... even Lance had run-ins with locals who tend to feel if you ain't in a pickup truck and wearing levis, you ain't *****. Texas attitude... I was raised in Texas, I know the attitude.