Holy cow, what a waste of resources! Couldn't he just have looked it up on the internet?
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Thread: Cyclists getting ticketed in DC
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08-29-2008, 05:32 PM #1
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08-29-2008, 05:49 PM #2
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I'm guessing what took a judge wasn't reading the law, but interpreting it. The cop's understanding (well at least the way he wanted to understand it) was that a cyclist could not stop (like the law says) without putting a foot down. The judge in the end disagreed. After all that is what judges are for. Police officers can only enforce the laws - judges get to interpret them.
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"Sharing the road means getting along, not getting ahead" - 1994 Washington State Driver's Guide
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08-30-2008, 07:48 AM #3
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I seldom put a foot down at intersections, unless I have to wait for more than 15 seconds to cross, but I am certainly more "stopped" than any of the cars who also "stop" at the same intersection. At any given moment my speed as I cross the stop line is definitely a lot slower than theirs. I very seldom see a car driver that actually stops at a stop sign.
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