Personally, I've got no problems with this, I am so tired of "people bicycling badly"!! They give all of us a bad name!
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > It's not the ticketing of cyclists that gets me. It's the singling out at > the expense of everything else. If they are patrolling the area and > ticketing everyone who is making an infraction, that's one thing. When they > are sitting and waiting for specific people (ie-those on bikes) to do > something, there is a problem. > > Joe > > > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:17:22 -0700 > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Cops in Orange and San Diego Counties > > From: chrispmur...@hotmail.com > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > If a cop fines a cyclist for not stopping at a stop sign, is it really > > the cop's fault? Did he make you not stop? Now I am not saying that > > there aren't cops out there targeting cyclists-- but it is your own > > fault if you give them a reason to ticket you. Same thing for a cop > > who sits at a spot where the speed limit is low and the speeds are > > high. It is there job to enforce the law. As cyclists, we ask to be > > given the same respect as any other vehicle out on the road, but we > > complain about paying the same consequences? Seems a little strange to > > me. I am as guilty as anyone when it comes to breaking traffic laws on > > my bike, but I am willing to accept the consequences if I get caught. > > > > I know there are cops who target certain people (young, old, male, > > female, cyclists, etc) and that is not fair and is not ok. At the end > > of the day, it is still your own fault-- bad cop or not. Follow the > > law and you should have no problem. > > > > Cheers! > > cm > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
