Originally posted by aturley
I guess I still kind of worry about this kind of reasoning. I mostly worry about it because I don't see much of a reason that cars couldn't apply the same standard.
andy
Well, just for my 2 cents worth, I feel that:
1. With no blind spots, I feel I have much more reliable field of vision than a driver in the same situation, and:
2. Having already slowed down considerably, I probably have a much better stopping distance than a car would under the circumstances.
For the record, I would NEVER run a stop sign in a car!
(And the unadmitted #3--I could get a hefty fine and points off my license for a roll-thru in a car, but I believe the standard fine for bike violations is $25 in my area...and much more likely, just a yelling-at by a cop, if one ever happened to see me.)