[SDCBC] Fwd: MTC to study Idaho "stop-and-roll" law

[Danette Hoffert]

It is a slippery slope!  If they are already rolling through stops, with the
law change, they will be flying through the stops.

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 5:48 AM, <JonIsaacs at aol.com> wrote:

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> In a message dated 6/19/2008 5:11:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> j.eldon at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> I certainly do not want overzealous or revenue-starved law enforcement
> officers emulating Oceanside police and ticketing bicyclists who trackstand
> at stop signs instead of putting a foot down.
>
> Hi:
>
> It is my understanding that the foot down stop does not apply to bicyclists
> but rather to motorcyclists.  Maybe someone like Jim can clarify this for
> us.
>
> As far as rolling vs stopping, maybe...  But the way I look at it, a stop
> is a stop.  A slow roll is a bad habit that soon becomes a worse habit, a
> faster roll at a speed that is too fast to react to the unexpected.  One
> stops because of the unexpected.   There are definitely situations when a
> stop is necessary.  Planning on a slow roll, well, it may be too late when
> it becomes clear that the stop was necessary...
>
> But also, stopping at stop signs is good road manners, it is the courteous
> act of a vehicle operator.
>
>
> Jon
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