Apparently if a cop almost hits you it's totally fine.
11-18-11, 04:58 PM
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11-18-11, 05:09 PM
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I was riding along an MUP, I had right of way while the cop did not. He did not obey the stop sign and I barely stopped in time. There was another cyclist with me, I thought I did something wrong because you'd think cops follow the law right? I was surprised but what can you do? Yell? Bang on his hood? Kinda unfair if you ask me. Anyone else had something like this happen to them? I wanted to report him but I doubt that would have done any good.
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i like cops but really... they're people just like you and I and some of them get a complex because they don't get busted for being jerks on the road or pulled over for speeding.
any of the usual things you'd expect to get cited for cops are mostly immune to.
any of the usual things you'd expect to get cited for cops are mostly immune to.
11-18-11, 07:37 PM
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I like them too they're really nice to me especially bike cops. They usually wave hehe. I understand he might have had a hard day or dealing with stress I don't know about. At first I was angry but as I was riding home I began thinking about it. You never know what someone has been through that week/day/month.
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I like them too they're really nice to me especially bike cops. They usually wave hehe. I understand he might have had a hard day or dealing with stress I don't know about. At first I was angry but as I was riding home I began thinking about it. You never know what someone has been through that week/day/month.
11-18-11, 08:12 PM
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I'm highly confident that if the cop hits you, no summons will be issued.
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Had close calls twice with cops and the left hook. I only reported the one as the officer was in an unmarked car... best part he was the community safety officer.
11-18-11, 09:43 PM
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Emergency lights do not a "right-of-way" make, actually.
When we were training on the quint, the common wording was "by using the siren, horn, bells and whistles - you're really just asking for permission."
Otherwise, someone pass me a Bier!
When we were training on the quint, the common wording was "by using the siren, horn, bells and whistles - you're really just asking for permission."
Otherwise, someone pass me a Bier!
11-19-11, 03:29 PM
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Not a fan of peoole riding with headphones but there's no law against it here in Australia but it's your life you can do whatever as long as it doesn't affect me, but there are laws against not stopping at stop signs or red lights, do you think you should be exempt from these laws?
11-19-11, 04:51 PM
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Cyclists should base their assumptions on the laws of physics rather than on the traffic laws.
I think I learned that one day at school. Conservation of momentum?
An of course momentum is mass x velocity........so big heavy things are more likely to keep moving regardless of what lighter objects do.
11-19-11, 07:57 PM
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11-19-11, 08:08 PM
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11-20-11, 02:28 AM
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I was riding along an MUP, I had right of way while the cop did not. He did not obey the stop sign and I barely stopped in time. There was another cyclist with me, I thought I did something wrong because you'd think cops follow the law right? I was surprised but what can you do? Yell? Bang on his hood? Kinda unfair if you ask me. Anyone else had something like this happen to them? I wanted to report him but I doubt that would have done any good.
11-20-11, 08:26 AM
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I’m riding past our local police station; I’m the last vehicle in a long line. Cars coming the other way are stopped as a cop is waiting to make a left into the station; he is looking at his dash, not at the road. As the car in front of me clears the driveway the cop guns it starting across my lane heading right for me, I lock up both brakes, he locks up his brakes. As I slip past in front of his stopped cruiser, a big hand comes out his window and waves and I hear a very loud and deep “SORRY!”. I waved and went on my way.
They are just people.
They also make bad mistakes, a cop killed two on bikes in our mountains with his cruiser a couple years ago.
They are just people.
They also make bad mistakes, a cop killed two on bikes in our mountains with his cruiser a couple years ago.
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11-20-11, 09:48 AM
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sounds like your assuming its "fine" because it sounds like you did nothing about it. Save it for the next time, oh yes there will be more. With each close contact I have with a vehicle my bark continues to get louder and more reflexive. So make some noise! Cops are people too so no need to put them on a pedestal. Hell my dad tailgates police but that's the wrong end of the spectrum. Cops around here aren't in a hurry to do anything so I've never had the pleasure.
11-20-11, 10:03 AM
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Not a fan of peoole riding with headphones but there's no law against it here in Australia but it's your life you can do whatever as long as it doesn't affect me, but there are laws against not stopping at stop signs or red lights, do you think you should be exempt from these laws?
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