Ticketed for running stop signs

[Cataboo]

So do radar/laser speed guns work on cyclists? Or do the police have to pace them to get the speed?

[7rider]

So do radar/laser speed guns work on cyclists? Or do the police have to pace them to get the speed?

I've been picked up with stationary radar units (the trailer kind they park that flash red numbers when you exceed the speed limit) and hand held units by the police while riding my bike. Unfortunately (or fortunately??), I've never exceeded the posted limit at those times.

[Possegal]

I've been picked up with stationary radar units (the trailer kind they park that flash red numbers when you exceed the speed limit)

Yeah, one caught me going eleven a couple summers ago. Look out!

[HillSlugger]

I'm usually happy to be doing half the posted speed limit but two weeks ago I was doing about 36 downhill in a 30 zone. Luckily, no cops.

[Cataboo]

There's an awful lot of speed cams in montgomery county - I wonder if cyclists trigger them when speeding

[ny biker]

I've been picked up with stationary radar units (the trailer kind they park that flash red numbers when you exceed the speed limit) and hand held units by the police while riding my bike. Unfortunately (or fortunately??), I've never exceeded the posted limit at those times.

Me too.

[Possegal]

There's an awful lot of speed cams in montgomery county - I wonder if cyclists trigger them when speeding

I keep trying to! My friends then pointed out that the cops wouldn't know where to send the ticket. So I told them that if I can ever trigger it, then after that, I'll wear my license plate number on my bum and hope they send me the ticket, which I will frame.

[msincredible]

My worst speeding proportionally has been on the bicycle - 22 mph in a 5 mph zone (on an MUP, with nobody on it). The signs say that they use radar but I have never seen any evidence of it.

BTW I'd never do that speed if there were anybody walking on the MUP.

I've caught Harleys and cars on some technical descents too...might have been speeding a bit on those occasions as well.

[7rider]

There's an awful lot of speed cams in montgomery county - I wonder if cyclists trigger them when speeding

There's one not far from our house, on a road that is one of our usual bike routes. DH tries to trigger it every time. But...it's fairly close to an intersection and try as he might, he just can't get up to speed quick enough.

[HillSlugger]

There's one not far from our house, on a road that is one of our usual bike routes. DH tries to trigger it every time. But...it's fairly close to an intersection and try as he might, he just can't get up to speed quick enough.

I can't even do the speed limit in the spots I know of with speed cameras. Maybe I can do ~20 on a 30 zone.

[kfergos]

So do radar/laser speed guns work on cyclists? Or do the police have to pace them to get the speed?

Radar guns do work on us. I once had a cop tracking me down a small hill -- fortunately, 19 mph in a 25 mph zone. The cop called out my speed as I passed and it was fairly close to my bike computer's readout, so they definitely can track us.

I have heard of cyclists getting pulled over for speeding, and I can only hope to join those exalted ranks one day.

[ny biker]

Radar guns do work on us. I once had a cop tracking me down a small hill -- fortunately, 19 mph in a 25 mph zone. The cop called out my speed as I passed and it was fairly close to my bike computer's readout, so they definitely can track us.

Yes, one time on a training loop I passed a cop with a radar gun several times. The last time I passed him he called out my speed. He seemed pretty amused.

[MartianDestiny]

I've had one of the permanent "your speed is" signs catch me doing 32 in a 25 (downhill and I was drafting a stronger rider). REALLY wish there was a cop sitting there

I find some of the "traps" will read me and others won't. I have a bad habit of picking up 2 cogs when I find one that will read me...like it's going to help any because I'm normally doing 12-13 in a 40

[sfa]

There's a live chat at noon today on the Washington Post website with Capt. Thom Shaw from Loudon County. He'll be answering questions and taking comments about bike safety/rules of the road, etc. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...061201539.html

[kenyonchris]

So do radar/laser speed guns work on cyclists? Or do the police have to pace them to get the speed?

Sorry, ya'll! I was at the Bonnaroo Music thing in Manchester Tn., working mounted security on the horse.
In Texas, a stop is the cessation of forward movement. Make sure you do it behind the designated stop line (if there is one) or it doesn't count. Having said that, I can't quite track stand so I slow almost to a stop then go if it is clear...if it is not I wait my turn. Sometimes motorists get confused if a bike just slows....they think the rider may run the stop when in actuality the rider is just waiting for his turn without unclipping.
As for radar and laser...yep, bikes trigger it. I have never written a bike a speeding ticket, and don't bother stopping bikes for the stop signs unless it was a blatant disregard for the traffic control device, or the bike failed to yeild right of way to another vehicle.
As soon as my backside recovers from 12 hour shifts on my big horse, I will be back on the bike. I have prickly heat!