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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe  A co-worker who lives in Ashtabula city (yes the famous bike part co. city) just got stopped on his bike because he ran a stop sign. That was a non motorized bike, I think he'd have gotten a ticket if it had a bicycle motor on it.
The cops don't seem to care that a lot of bikers ride thier "regular" bikes on the sidewalks here, but I sure wouldn't do it on my motorized bike.
I think I'm trying to say, some may get cut some slack on bicycles, but the engine always draws attention, good and bad. |
I totally agree! The only time I ever ride on the sidewalk is with the engine off...
Whenever I do a questionable manuver, I look for the police & other motorists first, then I'll usually pedal it just to be sure!
My point was, that it makes no sense to sit & wait 10 minutes for a red light when a person on a ordinary bicycle could get away with just going around it.
(just pedal it like a bike while doing it)
My new thing to do whenever I see a cop now, is to pedal the bike a lot further to take off, or slow down enough to pedal it a bit , so they see that it's really just a bicycle...
So far it's been working because I haven't been stopped in a few weeks.
They see me pedaling it & just keep going.
