Metro Vancouver Bike & Pedestrian Discussion

[twoNeurons]

Why is this even an issue?

Just don't ticket people. They don't really ticket cars that don't come to a full stop unless they don't even slow down. I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of drivers don't stop at 4-way stop signs when there are no cars waiting at the intersection. The same lax rules apply to bicycles.

The only difference is that for a bicycle, it's externally obvious when you're stopped as one or two feet are on the ground. For a car, it can be slightly rolling and still be considered "stopped" for practical reasons by every single police officer out there.

The whole is silly. Were there really problems with cyclists rolling through intersections before? It seems like this is something that is best left to the judgment of an officer.

It's like school zones. I'm pretty sure the last time most drivers fastidiously followed the 30km/h for an entire school zone was the day that they took their driver's test. Why? Because the spirit of the law is more important than the letter of the law. The numbers on the sign are really just to allow a clear guideline to base a fine on.

Just as won't get a ticket for traveling 32km/h you won't get a ticket for rolling through an empty intersection.