Originally Posted by
axolotl
Here's a link to an infamous video of a cyclist who was targeted by a New York City police officer because he was cycling:
That's an unusual situation too. (And unfortunate.) (I knew about it because it's in "my neighborhood".)
Originally Posted by
nancy sv
What did I learn from all this? Never, ever, give the cops your drivers licence if they stop you. You don't have to have ID while riding a bike. I should have just given the guy some fake name and nobody would have ever found me!
Note that the cops are probably allowed to "detain" you while they verify that you are who you say you are when they have observed you breaking the law. Lying is probably an additional offense! (Maybe, someday, cops will learn not to be fooled by people lying about who they are!)