Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-13 Thread Patrick Moore 
Long ago I rode carefully, as usual, through a 4-way stop and got lights
and siren. I was annoyed; said, pompously: "I've been riding in urban
traffic for over 30 years (I think I was 35 at the time and I was 11 when
my parents first let me ride to school downtown -- but in sleepy if crowded
Bangalore of the mid 1960s); but I can't blame the cop, who wouldn't be as
aware of how safe this is on a bike, compared to a car, as a cyclist.

A pretty woman cop used her radar gun on me and yelled, "19!" ... but I was
married at the time.

I have to say that I've been let off enough times by cops with warnings
after Idaho stops or crashing yellows in cars to have gotten away with more
than I paid for.

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 5:43 PM Joel  wrote:

> I was out today riding one of my usual routes. I had just gotten back on
> the bike (my Bleriot) after stopping to adjust the angle of my Albatross
> bars. I was pedaling and all of a sudden out of my mirror I saw some lights
> flashing and I pulled over. I got off the bike as a very young officer
> walked over to me. I asked him if I had done something wrong, maybe riding
> to fast (yeah I know being a wiseass is not really a good things). He asked
> me if I had just come from a street which was one I was actually heading
> towards.. I told him no and explained where I had ridden. It seems some guy
> asked a lady for directions, there mush have been more to it, he was on a
> bike, and I fit the description I was told. I was wearing  a short sleeve
> gray sweat shirts as it was an unusually chilly day today and a Rivendell
> cycling cap from years ago. Another officer arrived smiling, he was the
> officer in charge. I put up my hands and said it wasn't me and he started
> to laugh.He explained to me they were looking for a guy in a gray members
> only jacket and a baseball cap with dark hair, my hair is silver/white.
>
> We talked for a few minutes, they apologized and I said no need. I went
> back on my ride and now was on that street wondering if a woman would come
> out of her house chasing me.
>
> In a way I had a good laugh but I wonder what this guy did to make this
> woman call the police. This was not my town but 2 towns away in CT while I
> live in MA. So something was up.
>
> So I wonder if any of you have ever been pulled over on your bike?
>
> Joel
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Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-13 Thread Joel Stern 
When I was in grad school in St. Louis I learned to call that a St. Louis
stop.  Can’t believe they actually ticketed you vs. a warning.  Good luck
when this comes before a judge.

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 10:01 AM Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) <
thesixtht...@gmail.com> wrote:

> My wife, daughter, and I were coming back from a friends's house late one
> Sunday night this past February in Brooklyn. My daughter and I were on our
> Xtracycle and my wife was on her bike. Two cops pulled all three of us over
> for running a red light—it was 10p and no cars on the road and we did an
> Idaho stop (slowed down, looked all ways, and took a right on red, which is
> illegal in NYC). The cops were adamant that they were pulling us over for
> our own safety b/c there had been a spate of bicycle-car collisions in the
> neighborhood recently. I mouthed off about that being cars' fault rather
> than cyclists'. The cops were pretty much mum but still gave both my wife
> and I summonses that totaled about $490. (I sarcastically asked why they
> weren't giving my daughter one too; probably not a good look but I was
> pretty upset at the ridiculousness of the situation.) We're currently
> appealing and b/c of covid the case has been pushed back to next March. So
> it will be over a year since the actual incident. Fingers crossed the judge
> will throw it out or at least reduce it.
>
> On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 8:00:10 AM UTC-4 Joel wrote:
>
>> I slow down always and stop when I cannot see far enough.  I find most
>> but not all drivers waive me through and are pretty considerate.  Then
>> there are those that have to beat a bike at a 4 way stop.
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 10:05 PM 'Je Mar' via RBW Owners Bunch <
>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I was stopped once for blowing a stop sign in a wealthy “hills“
>>> neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. I was pretty peeved even though I was
>>> “only” given a warning.
>>>
>>> I stop at stop signs now, at least sufficiently to avoid another
>>> situation like that.
>>>
>>> On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:47:09 PM UTC-4 Joel wrote:
>>>
 Perfect.


 On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM Fullylugged 
 wrote:

> Not pulled over, but a deputy pulled along side after I rolled through
> one of those 8 sided signs you see at intersections and said, "You know
> those STOP signs are for you too."  I said, "yes officer thank you for
> reminding me." He waved and sped off.
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Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-13 Thread Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) 
My wife, daughter, and I were coming back from a friends's house late one 
Sunday night this past February in Brooklyn. My daughter and I were on our 
Xtracycle and my wife was on her bike. Two cops pulled all three of us over 
for running a red light—it was 10p and no cars on the road and we did an 
Idaho stop (slowed down, looked all ways, and took a right on red, which is 
illegal in NYC). The cops were adamant that they were pulling us over for 
our own safety b/c there had been a spate of bicycle-car collisions in the 
neighborhood recently. I mouthed off about that being cars' fault rather 
than cyclists'. The cops were pretty much mum but still gave both my wife 
and I summonses that totaled about $490. (I sarcastically asked why they 
weren't giving my daughter one too; probably not a good look but I was 
pretty upset at the ridiculousness of the situation.) We're currently 
appealing and b/c of covid the case has been pushed back to next March. So 
it will be over a year since the actual incident. Fingers crossed the judge 
will throw it out or at least reduce it. 

On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 8:00:10 AM UTC-4 Joel wrote:

> I slow down always and stop when I cannot see far enough.  I find most but 
> not all drivers waive me through and are pretty considerate.  Then there 
> are those that have to beat a bike at a 4 way stop.  
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 10:05 PM 'Je Mar' via RBW Owners Bunch <
> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> I was stopped once for blowing a stop sign in a wealthy “hills“ 
>> neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. I was pretty peeved even though I was 
>> “only” given a warning. 
>>
>> I stop at stop signs now, at least sufficiently to avoid another 
>> situation like that. 
>>
>> On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:47:09 PM UTC-4 Joel wrote:
>>
>>> Perfect.  
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM Fullylugged  
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Not pulled over, but a deputy pulled along side after I rolled through 
 one of those 8 sided signs you see at intersections and said, "You know 
 those STOP signs are for you too."  I said, "yes officer thank you for 
 reminding me." He waved and sped off.



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Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-13 Thread Joel Stern 
I slow down always and stop when I cannot see far enough.  I find most but
not all drivers waive me through and are pretty considerate.  Then there
are those that have to beat a bike at a 4 way stop.

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 10:05 PM 'Je Mar' via RBW Owners Bunch <
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> I was stopped once for blowing a stop sign in a wealthy “hills“
> neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. I was pretty peeved even though I was
> “only” given a warning.
>
> I stop at stop signs now, at least sufficiently to avoid another situation
> like that.
>
> On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:47:09 PM UTC-4 Joel wrote:
>
>> Perfect.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM Fullylugged  wrote:
>>
>>> Not pulled over, but a deputy pulled along side after I rolled through
>>> one of those 8 sided signs you see at intersections and said, "You know
>>> those STOP signs are for you too."  I said, "yes officer thank you for
>>> reminding me." He waved and sped off.
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Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-12 Thread Bill Schairer 
I got pulled over with siren and lights in St Louis County while commuting 
to work. I was riding on a frontage road that had a nice downhill ramp onto 
a state highway (not freeway).  The cop had somebody pulled over on the 
shoulder of the ramp and I blew by pretty fast, for a bike, and must have 
surprised him.  Shortly thereafter I heard the siren and pulled over 
expecting him to go by but he was pulling me over!?  He claimed it was 
illegal for me to be on that ramp (I can’t remember, it may have been 
shared with a ramp off the freeway) which was nonsense - I rode it every 
day.  Anyway, he did not cite me.

Bill S

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 7:05:44 PM UTC-7 Je Mar wrote:

> I was stopped once for blowing a stop sign in a wealthy “hills“ 
> neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. I was pretty peeved even though I was 
> “only” given a warning. 
>
> I stop at stop signs now, at least sufficiently to avoid another situation 
> like that. 
>
> On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:47:09 PM UTC-4 Joel wrote:
>
>> Perfect.  
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM Fullylugged  wrote:
>>
>>> Not pulled over, but a deputy pulled along side after I rolled through 
>>> one of those 8 sided signs you see at intersections and said, "You know 
>>> those STOP signs are for you too."  I said, "yes officer thank you for 
>>> reminding me." He waved and sped off.
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Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-12 Thread 'Je Mar' via RBW Owners Bunch 
I was stopped once for blowing a stop sign in a wealthy “hills“ 
neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. I was pretty peeved even though I was 
“only” given a warning. 

I stop at stop signs now, at least sufficiently to avoid another situation 
like that. 

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:47:09 PM UTC-4 Joel wrote:

> Perfect.  
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM Fullylugged  wrote:
>
>> Not pulled over, but a deputy pulled along side after I rolled through 
>> one of those 8 sided signs you see at intersections and said, "You know 
>> those STOP signs are for you too."  I said, "yes officer thank you for 
>> reminding me." He waved and sped off.
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Re: [RBW] Ever get pulled over by police while on your bike?

2020-09-12 Thread Joel Stern 
Perfect.


On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:28 PM Fullylugged 
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