Kinda like cars, can't be bothered to come to a complete stop at a STOP sign
or people spitting on the street.

We should be bothered
We should obey the law
We represent ALL cyclists.
That said.

I have been on sidewalks, where there are NO people and have gone through stop signs or red lights (OF COURSE SLOWLY). I am not above the law.

Just think of this for a moment.
If you hit someone while biking on the sidewalk, that will make for a really bad law suit.

The one good thing in NYC, is that cops HATE to write summonses.

FROM NY TIMES 3-20-09
"And that number would change from precinct to precinct. When he was in the 28th Precinct in Manhattan, it was 20 or 25 per month, he said.
At the same time, Mr. Bacon defended commanders’ practice of pushing officers to write summonses: Most of them find the practice so uncomfortable, so fraught with conflict, that they would probably shirk the task otherwise, he said."


WE do the crime we PAY the Fine

Rob
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