Originally Posted by
Heifzilla
I consider myself a vehicle when I am on the road. Which means I am subject to the rules of the road.
There is an old saying If that is the law then the law is an ass. Laws specific to trucks and cars cannot be applied to bicycles. Attempting to replace common sense with laws does not work.
I was in central Rome once. They had no traffic lights. The traffic was moving. People were crossing the street. I did not see any danger. Italians navigated the system with common sense not traffic lights.
As far as waiting in line behind stopped cars and moving with them like a vehicle, a bicycle moves at 5-10 mph. Trapping a car behind you is rude and stupid. When cars are not moving, bicycles should be moving, when cars are moving bicycles should not block them.