[SDCBC] yield, stop, or service

[Neil Brooks]

I agree with John.

When I have to "plead my case" with a motorist, I tend to use the phrase, "We have all the same
rights AND RESPONSIBILITIES of a motorist."

The whole notion of special dispensation ... I dunno....

--- JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/26/07 4:47:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> wondernerd at juno.com writes:
> 
> > What say ye all?  Shouldn't this be something that we California
> > cyclists support?
> > 
> > Frank Paiano
> > Ocean Beach
> ----------
> 
> It is not something I support, I remember one effective cycling instructor 
> telling me he doesn't do anything on a bicycle he wouldn't do in a car...  
> 
> If it is appropriate for a motorist to wait at a stop sign or stop light, it 
> is appropriate for a cyclist as well.   I still haven't figured out why anyone 
> thinks a cyclist should be any different than the rest of the traffic 
> commumity. 
> 
> I also think it's a bad idea simply because it opens the door to treating 
> cyclists differently that the rest of the traffic community and while you may 
> like it today, tomorrow you may yourself relegated to the side of the road with 
> no where else to ride.  
> 
> Me, I just STOP at stop signs, wait at traffic lights, I need the rest and 
> give me a chance to work on my sprint....  
> 
> Jon Isaacs
> 
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