santa ana cyclist to pay $400 for running stop sign

ok, so he's not exactly a roadie, but he was riding on the road... oh & he had on earphones- covering BOTH ears.

now i know how this is going to go, but whether or not you do it, want to do it, whatever, it's illegal on the road. so is running a stop sign- on a bike or in a car.

here's the scoop:

http://taxdollars.freedomblogging.c...icket-could-cost-santa-ana-student-400/41971/

 

Been to court dozens of times for bike tickets.

He had priors, that makes him a criminal in the eyes of the law and as such held to a higher standard.

 

He should have took off.

 

Good to know... didn't think cops actually enforced that...

 

**** that.

Here in HB people on bikes NEVER ever stop for stop signs, even right in front of the 5-0 on main street. I don't agree with how its ok to run stop signs right in front of the cops and cars here but in other places you'll get rolled for running a stop sign with no cars and a cop thats hiding. If there's other cars at the intersection I stop and give the right away to who was there first, even in hb with drunk ufc fighters on their wanna be chopper beach cruisers not thinking twice about stopping even for a moving car.

Moral of my story is I wish the law would relax a bit on bikes and stop signs, maybe make them yield signs if there's no other traffic.

 

S T U P I D O ! ! !

 

Thats why I stop even if it means getting dropped by a group.:lol:

 

this is funny, sad, and oh so true. shy away from main st. my friends!

and also, I have recieved a running a red light (right turn on red w/o stopping completely) so I know the costs involved. under make/model on my ticket "sirvelo"

 

How many days after the verdict against the "good doc" did this story come out?

Seems a subtle distaste was left in the mouth of a reporter at the Register. After all, this story could have made "news" any other time.

 

the rules are the rules

we all know them and we all break them from time to time. When ya get caught after the 4,000th time suck it up and take the lump.

 

break

Yeah, that's right Dizle...cyclists are special people, and we should tailor the laws to appease and condone their reckless behavior. While we're at it, let's not charge them with Drunk Riding, when they ride intoxicated. After all, reckless endangerment is a term applicable only to those outside the cycling community...#-o

 

Here in Hawaii they ride on the sidewalk, wrong way in the road, run red lights and talk on phones while riding all in front of the 5-0 and nothing. But if you were to do any of that on a skateboard you are dunzo.

 

Idaho law: http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=490070020.K

TITLE 49
MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 7
PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES
49-720. STOPPING -- TURN AND STOP SIGNALS. (1) A person operating a
bicycle or human-powered vehicle approaching a stop sign shall slow down and,
if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. After slowing
to a reasonable speed or stopping, the person shall yield the right-of-way to
any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely
as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the person is moving
across or within the intersection or junction of highways, except that a
person after slowing to a reasonable speed and yielding the right-of-way if
required, may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection
without stopping.

 

Hey, I resemble that remark!!

 

I work on main street so I can't really avoid it.

Thanks Georgia! Looks like what I wrote isn't to far fetched.

 

They will give you a $396 ticket in Newport Beach for riding your bike in a crosswalk. Ride in the street or walk your bike in the crosswalk.

I live right off Pacific Coast Highway in North Laguna and watch the police ticket dozens of roadies every weekend.

Dean

 

They also give $300 tickets for drinking on the beach...during 4th of July,oops,who knew:drunk:

 

If you blatantly run through a stop sign without even attempting to slow down to make sure it's safe I'm sure almost all cops will give you a ticket and rightfully so. On the other hand coming to a complete stop doesn't make sense to me or for that matter most other road riders. It's kind of like speed limits. Does it make sense to drive on a freeway to Vegas at 65 mph?

The article says he might have to pay the almost 400 bucks but I believe he'll pay a lot less.

 

the cop had now way of knowing whether or not he had priors when he stopped him... not until after he stopped him... think again my friend!

 

Well, I apreciate the spirit here, but can we be careful about putting Idaho in charge of setting precedents for the rest of us!

Umm....there are signs all over the place and a cop on every other block.