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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wanna REALLY see them get upset? Have police start ticketing riders who exceed the new 20mph speed limits on neighborhood streets and not stopping at all for red lights (this is post-Idaho stop law, where stop signs are yields and red lights are stops).

It’ll be funny hearing them complaining about laws THEY wanted. [/quote]

Want to see even more people get even more upset? Have police start doing the same for drivers exceeding the speed limits or failing to come to complete stops at stop signs (and honestly, you'd be surprised at the number of drivers who just don't stop at red lights, either -- it's not that common, but it's a lot more than the 0 percent share it should be).[/quote]

It is really funny watching email list traffic on a stop sign camera.  These people are all up in arms about how the camera is *unfairly* ticketing them and they post their videos, which show them either slowing but not stopping (e.g, "you can see my brake lights, so how is that not a stop!?!") or stopping after the clearly painted stop bar - sometimes halfway into the crosswalk.  I'll be they are the same people who post here all up in arms about bicyclists breaking the law (about half the time talking about things that are legal that they just don't like).

I'm getting some popcorn.[/quote]

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