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From: lab@qubix.UUCP (Q-Bick)
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Subject: Re: Why I blow off STOP signs
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Date: Fri, 9-Nov-84 15:40:01 EST
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> paul asente:
> Several years ago I was stopped and given a ticket in Palo Alto for
> running a stop sign on my bicycle.  This was within the first few
> months of my becoming a bicycle commuter.  I thoroughly deserved it; I
> hadn't even slowed down.  The policeman told me that they don't expect
> bicycles to come to a complete stop at stop signs, but rather to slow
> down and yield to any oncoming traffic.  Since that time I've been
> observed going through stop signs at a reasonable and slow pace by
> police several times and have never gotten stopped.

The police may not have considered it worth chasing you - if he wants
to, a cyclist can usually escape any policeman except one also on a
2-wheeler (even motorized).

One warning - you may not get ticketed, but if you get in an accident,
you're up the proverbial creek.
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