Originally Posted by humbike
What is interesting is that a bicycle is not considered a vehicle by the CVC and the law requireing you to stop at a stop sign states that vehicles must stop, not bikes. Later in the bike section there is a rule that says bikes must follow all the rules that vehicles do. I think I broke that later rule, not the vehicle rule. What do you think?
I think if you try to argue that in court, you will still lose. If you failed to stop, you broke the general law that says you must stop. What is the actual violation listed on your citation? It should have a number, and you can look it up here:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/lov/lovtc.htm (likely to be under the "Rules of the Road", here:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/lov/lovd11.htm, most likely: "22450(a) Stop sign, failure to stop at limit line, crosswalk, or entrance to intersection.", which as you can see has no specifics as to bike or vehicle.