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Old 01-20-2013, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston View Post
I repeat, has there been an ACTUAL problem. Or you just 'annoyed'? Do you really want to wait behind a line of 15-30 of them stopping completely each time? Really? Instead of citing law answer that question if you may.
My personal opinion is that if there were 30 of them, I'd prefer the first one to actually, really stop, and then have them go through as a group. But that rarely happens. And then you have the single ones who zip up beside a line of cars waiting at a red light and turn without stopping. And the single ones that breeze through stop signs without stopping. There is nothing wrong with the single riders obeying all traffic laws.

Also, it's a shame there aren't more serious bicycle trails in this state. For instance, you can bike from Pittsburgh to Washington DC on a bike trail. the cyclists lobbied for it, and the states and communities made it happen over a number of years. I'm sure others could name more.