But I can't imagine a more victimless crime here
You could easily antagonize some weak minded bicycle bigot riding a bicycle so lawlessly, the way you did. Oh you did antagonize the whole town evidently.
I ride to Be Safe, Not to Be Legal.
Never want to be Rear Ended at a Red Light.
I have rode bicycles for over 46 years and I have never been rear ended by a car stopping for a light or stop sign. I was rear ended by another bicycle at a stop light. The bicycle safety stop left the house and headed for the senate recently. California is so stuck up that if it passes it has an expiration date on it. The California highway patrol will be the judge of weather the law stays permanent.