> So, I was wondering if any mountain bike cops frequent the newsgroup?
>
> It might be a cool way to do some good for both yourself and the
> community.
I despise the ones in my town with all my soul. I have no respect for them
and never will.
They do nothing but hassle poor cyclists such as me looking to get to class
a little bit faster.
When I say that, I mean one gets a $98 moving violation for not putting a
foot down at a stop sign. How ridiculous is that? Do car drivers have to
open their car doors and put a foot down?
Not to mention the $55 ticket for riding no-hands.
And the $45 ticket for no lights at night, for each light.
You can get a $45 ticket for riding with only a front brake. You can also
get the same one for riding without a seat.
Then there's all the regular ones... sidewalk riding... riding on the wrong
side of the road...
And everything else is categorized under "reckless driving."
I'd rather pay higher taxes than have to wade through the legal morass known
as the "judicial system." I've paid about half of the total wages I've ever
earned from my job at my bicycle shop in fees to the state. Once the US
becomes a police state, I will have been long gone.
I cannot wait to leave this town occupied by officers with nothing else
better to do.
Thankfully, they're, um, slow and can't keep up with me.
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training