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Major Nikon

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43. "ride on non bike lane streets"

Reply to Peregrine Took (Reply #27)

Thu Jan 2, 2014, 11:49 PM

Jan 2014

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Bikes need to stop at red lights like cars [View all] Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 OP

At least in California they do. They have to abide by the same laws as cars, including the use of lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #1

That's the "law" in most places, but it isn't widely obeyed OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #5

Exactly the way it should be. Packerowner740 Jan 2014 #21

Agreed. Chan790 Jan 2014 #25

Commuter trikes exist. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #29

There is another Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #38

I think it is widely obeyed hfojvt Jan 2014 #53

If a bicyclee rider wants to be on streets with cars, they should be required to buy insurance, JDPriestly Jan 2014 #58

The laws are not enforced as frequently with bike riders as with car drivers in L.A. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #57

And stay out of the left lane! Atman Jan 2014 #76

2 ton internal combustion powered vehicles need to stop running over pedestrians and bicyclists. maxsolomon Jan 2014 #2

bicyclists also need to share the road. I saw one jerkwad almost get run over by MAX light rail Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #10

You know, this is a pointless thread. maxsolomon Jan 2014 #24

"Most do. Some don't" R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #32

If it has wheels and you are on the road ... 1000words Jan 2014 #3

Bikes are vehicles & have to follow the rules of the road WolverineDG Jan 2014 #4

$380 fine seems kinda excessive. n/t indie9197 Jan 2014 #6

I was once fined $250 for not having a public transit fare ticket. 1000words Jan 2014 #7

only if it is enforced Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #8

Yes they do and most bicyclists know this. nt LisaLynne Jan 2014 #9

just not here Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #11

Yeah and I can find a bunch of people in cars who don't follow the rules, too. nt LisaLynne Jan 2014 #12

Yep Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #18

For people who might wonder what "the Wiggle" is, here's a link: NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #17

Yes. Bicyclists suck and are a threat to the 'merican SUV way of life. onehandle Jan 2014 #13

Asking bicyclists to follow the law is the same as denying global warming.. former9thward Jan 2014 #15

well if a bicyclist actually HAD to stop for every stop sign hfojvt Jan 2014 #54

+1 LisaLynne Jan 2014 #16

pedestrians suck too, didn't you get the memo? CreekDog Jan 2014 #22

Cyclists don't suck. We just have to follow the rules, and if we break them R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #33

You forgot to mention guns. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #36

Kinda telling how you see these threads pop up from time to time Major Nikon Jan 2014 #41

You'd think drivers never break traffic laws Mariana Jan 2014 #62

yep-- on the road, we have to follow all the usual traffic rules.... mike_c Jan 2014 #14

Thank you Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #19

I didn't know Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #20

I wonder if exceptions are made on college campuses.... NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #31

Harvard University has a "No riding through the yard' policy. It's ignored wholesale. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #34

UC Irvine started making people walk their bikes across campus after a bike killed a pedestrian. Vattel Jan 2014 #45

Most cycling accidents happen at intersections Major Nikon Jan 2014 #42

Can the bikes just have the first five or ten seconds of the red, like the cars do? Fumesucker Jan 2014 #23

Shirley, you jest. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #37

sure FatBuddy Jan 2014 #70

People get killed in cars running red lights Fumesucker Jan 2014 #74

Same road, same rules. muntrv Jan 2014 #26

On the north side of Chicago bikes rule the roost. Peregrine Took Jan 2014 #27

and I thought this problem was only in NYC n/t LiberalElite Jan 2014 #40

"ride on non bike lane streets" Major Nikon Jan 2014 #43

I've never understood not stopping at red lights mythology Jan 2014 #28

Most never do in my city. They use the toe clips as the excuse. n-t Logical Jan 2014 #30

Using toe clips in the city is a huge safety issue. You have to be able to stop fast if you need to uppityperson Jan 2014 #73

As a 55-year rider, I agree. ancianita Jan 2014 #35

Thanks for posting!!! - LiberalElite Jan 2014 #39

the rightwing fear of bicycles is almost as strong as their fear of trains. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #44

you kind of lost with that rambling Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #47

rightwing culture is so weird. Warren Stupidity Jan 2014 #48

Yup. CreekDog Jan 2014 #49

I hate the fact that bikes put me at risk of civil and criminal liability. Vattel Jan 2014 #46

Thanks for pointing-out the stupidity... seattledo Jan 2014 #51

obeying the law = bike bashing Duckhunter935 Jan 2014 #52

Yeah, it was loads of fun when the guy on a bike running a red passed right in front of my truck. jeff47 Jan 2014 #63

Actually, I do think there are plenty of cyclists Vattel Jan 2014 #79

Cyclists DO have the moral high ground (for reasons given Ron Green Jan 2014 #50

Anyone notice that officer guide the biker through at the end? joshcryer Jan 2014 #55

I see bikes running red lights and stop signs. That is one reason I think bikes should have JDPriestly Jan 2014 #56

I do, and most here do. PDJane Jan 2014 #59

And cars should use turn signals when appropriate... LanternWaste Jan 2014 #60

Cars need to stop at red lights, too. Iggo Jan 2014 #61

I am so pro citations for cyclist it's sickening. WaitWut Jan 2014 #64

Well... No shit. Glassunion Jan 2014 #65

Except in Idaho, where bikes can treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #66

my city proposed that fizzgig Jan 2014 #68

I like this idea drmeow Jan 2014 #69

+1 for common sense re. stops-as-yields. But the eta seems .... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #77

It's the law in at least twenty states. Gormy Cuss Jan 2014 #78

I was under the impression that Public Service Announcements on DU are offensive to individuals... LanternWaste Jan 2014 #67

I get into a bit of a strange situation drmeow Jan 2014 #71

I can't see the video however yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #72

anytime a bike meets a car or truck the bike is not going to win dembotoz Jan 2014 #75