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[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

Cyclist arrested for ignoring police order to stop

Thought this was interesting, considering the recent discussions about increased police enforcement. Has anyone else seen the police stop/warn riders being naughty? I've only ridden through Somerville twice recently and haven't really noticed anything (though I follow the rules of the road).

Comments

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

(The guy arrested also appears to be commenting quite a bit on the article)

[inahandbasket]

Last year I got grabbed by cops in Kendall sq. for running a red light, along with 4 other riders. (Yes, we technically did.)
They were lurking at most of the lights down there last summer, harassing commuters who were mostly behaving well.
They issued a warning basically.

(And I still saw messengers just blow through active intersections all summer, causing cars to slam on their brakes.
Not that I want to get into a troll thread involving traffic laws and messengers. ^_^ )

[xuth.livejournal.com]

Cambridge has been enforcing traffic stops for years (my only first hand experience being stopped was when I went through a very wide intersection on a yellow and the officer insisted I had done so on a red despite not being able to see the stop line the intersection starts!). But trying to outrun police officers seems really stupid. The fact that he was charged with so little is amazing.

I also _really_ hate that police are trying to enforce the do not enter during rush hour signs for cyclists. I used to live in a neighborhood like that. Not ignoring that sign meant going an extra half mile on busy streets at rush hour. Fwiw, the easiest way to get around such a thing is to become a pedestrian for 20 feet or so.