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It never became law, but you still may be taking crazy pills, and you had better check with WADA to make sure they are not a banned substance.

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George Schreck
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-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Erik Long"

> I seem to recall an Oregon law passed in recent years that, for cyclists,
> effectively made stop signs yield signs - meaning that you would only stop
> if there were actually traffic to stop for.
>
> I recall some heated debate on the obra list about this at the time, so I'm
> pretty sure this law existed somewhere in Oregon.
>
> Does anybody remember this, or am I taking crazy pills?
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: gschreckchat@comcast.net
> To: Gary Cornilles , obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] cyclists ticketed in North Plains
> Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:38:57 +0000
>
> The ticket is to the driver. Each of you happened too be one. If you want
> more value for your dollar, next time, do it on a tandem.
>
> --
>
> George Schreck
> gschreckchat@comcast.net
> (503) 502-0425
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Gary Cornilles
>
> > I was with Tim and got one of the $335. tickets. What I don't get is how
> we can
> > each be ticketed individually when we crossed the intersection as one.
> Sureley,
> > they don't expect a group of 15-20 cyclists to cross the intersection one
> at a
> > time do they?
> >
> > $335. x 3 for basically one infraction. For that kind of money We could
> have
> > driven while suspended, passed in a no passing zone, and killed someone.
> I feel
> > cheated...
> >
> > Are there any attorneys out there that can give us advice on how to argue
> this
> > type of case?
> >
> > I agree that we should follow the rules of the road but, using safety as
> a
> > "reason" to site cyclists for rolling an empty 4-way stop is BS, they
> should
> > just call it what it is...a funding source. At least then I could be
> spared the
> > "speech" about how they are protecting us.
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