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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC needs revenue. The city should require all bikes that go on roads to register and have a machine readable license plate, so when they speed downhill/blow through stop signs and red lights the city can issue tickets like they do for cars. want to use the road? then obey the law [/quote]

How many bikes do you think are actually exceeding posted speed limits, exactly? [/quote]

every single one that blows through the stop sign at the bottom of a hill near my house, many times a day[/quote]

If you are in DC and they are not failing to yield or exceeding the posted speed limit, then that is legal:

https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-2201.04d

(a) A rider approaching a stop sign may go straight through the intersection or make a turn without stopping; provided, that the rider:

(1) Is travelling at an appropriate speed to reasonably assess and avoid hazards;

(2) Determines there is no immediate hazard; and

(3) Yields the right-of-way to pedestrians and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.[/quote]

not according to DC's vision zero site https://visionzero.dc.gov/pages/bicycle-safety

How to Ride
Bicyclists must operate in a safe and nonhazardous manner and not endanger themselves or others.
Bicyclists should not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of the roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. When riding two abreast, bicyclists may not impede traffic and must ride single file on a lane roadway.
Bicyclists are required to slow down and come to a complete stop at stop signs and traffic devices signaling red.[/quote]

Dude, the legal code is the primary source, full stop. Whatever outdated text the Vision Zero site has is completely irrelevant.[/quote]

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