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
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,
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
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 <
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
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
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
>
