Jack Bennett
I see your point, but making eye contact when you're at a stand is
usually enough to let them know you're waiting for them to make the
next move.
Along these lines, I've noticed quite a few motorists who will not go
through an intersection when I'm approaching even if it's their right
of way. I believe they're expecting me to run the stop sign as they've
seen so many riders do before. When I actually stop (even w/out the
foot down), they're very pleasantly surprised, and usually happy to let
me proceed. I think it's a bad sign that, collectively, we've trained
motorists to expect us to disobey the law.
Jack
--- Matthew Rider wrote:
> While we don't legally (I think) need to put a foot down, I've
> started doing
> that more and more often as it seems that motorists don't know if
> I'll be
> running the sign or not when I'm riding slowly or track standing
> while
> waiting for them. I figure it's worth the extra hassle of unclipping
> to keep
> from upsetting a motorist.
>
> I understand that there's a resource to call when sensors at lights
> aren't
> sensitive enough to detect a bicycle. Anyone know what that contact
> info is
> for Washington County, there are a couple of lights I regularly end
> up
> running because I can't trigger them on my bike.
>
> Rider
>
>
>
> 2008/4/2 Jack Bennett :
>
> > My experience w/ motorists at stop signs is 99% as follows: I stop,
> stand,
> > and make eye contact; they motion me through, usually even when
> it's their
> > right of way.
> >
> > Stop lights? Just stop.
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
> > *Michael O'Hair * wrote:
> >
> > The bottom line is simple. You run a stop sign and ticket is $250
> or
> > so. You also piss people off. I'm hearing a lot of negative
> comments from
> > normally rational people about the "bike boxes" that are being put
> in.
> >
> > Use the whole stop sign/signal thing to work on your track stand.
> >
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