Stopped by the cops!

Spare_Parts

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So I was just out cruising around and got stopped by to cops on foot. They were cool and we bull s**tted about the bike. Told them how it works and stuff like that. Did tell them it was a 48cc haha. Talked about laws and told them all I could find was stuff about e bikes. Also pointed out that it is motor assisted because you have to pedal to get started. Gave them my phone number and they are going to look into laws for me. I hope they don't tell me it's illegal. Makes it hard to play dumb.

Anyone else have a story aboutbeing stopped? I know @Street Ryderz does lol.
 
Street R is in Canada and that's a whole different world up there. They don't
like MAB's at all. Isn't it funny how the most liberal states are the harshest on MAB's and promote the green Nazi's the most.
 
What state spare?
Delaware. Bunch of Joe Biden cock suckers lol. Ask them what did Joe do? He was vice President. Yeah but wtf did he do? He's from Delaware. No, he's from Scranton Pa! He has a house here because he knew you stupid f***s would vote for him!



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Canada can be bad, Vancouver they honestly don't care at all. Their's quite a few around the city. But in a small town I have been deemed a motorcyclist by an traffic C.O.
Tell your Canadian people I own Allofit!
Your gene creature did not how to spell.
Can A Day
Can A Deed
All of it!
 
Last time I was pulled over, I was doing a tailwind-assisted 38 in a 35 zone on the highway that serves as the main street through my small town. After I told them my bike was built in compliance to Federal law, and I didn't appreciate being interfered with while traveling, they told me to sit on the curb. Half hour later, the fat lady cop waddles over and tells me I have to have a license plate to ride on a highway. I said okay, and quit riding on the main street. That was 5 years ago and I still don't have a plate. Haven't been pulled over since, they just wave at me now.
 
In 2013 on a Sunday morning around 10:00 AM I was riding in the bike lane on a fairly long steep down hill portion of road. I was probably going 18 mph when I hit the top of the hill. Gave it a little gas then began coasting down hill. At near the bottom a Prescott officer pulled up behind me quite close at about my 7 o'clock. I was watching the stop lite that was coming up and didn't notice he was there. He then hit what sounded like a fog horn and scared the livin s**t out of me. When I pulled over he asked me about the bike, and said I would be getting a ticket. The ticket statute was that it is prohibited to operate, park, or leave unattended a motor vehicle in the bike lane. I explained to him it was a 48cc motor assisted bike and was not classified as a motor vehicle. He said do you really want to argue with me? I said no and took the ticket. The listed speed was 27 MPH.

I fought the ticket in court. While in court I watched every single person that went before me found guilty. I was the last to be heard. I had with me a pic. of the bike and a copy of the law governing MB's. I gave the pic. and copy to the Judge. Recited the law, and explained that I was coasting down the hill with the engine running and the clutch in. I admitted that the speed was a little high but I was coasting and guys on road bikes pass me often on that stretch of road. They don't coast there and to go much slower is more hazardous to cyclists than to simply coast. I was finding the happy medium of safety in this situation.The Judge was familiar with the road and how steep it is. I also explained the manner in which the officer decided to begin his stop. What would he have done had it scared me enough to panic and fall in front of his car 2 feet behind me going 27 MPH. The judge then asked The Officer about the stop, and of course he disputed my description and his proximity to me, then he said something that made me think I just might have him.

The officer said that I was in the bike lane, was not pedaling, he could hear my engine running and that he "felt" that that constituted me operating a motor vehicle in the bike lane, and I should have been in a regular lane of traffic at that point.

The Judge looked at me so I replied that I could understand how the officer might "feel" that way, but we have written laws that govern motor assisted bikes that state they are not motor vehicles. I am to stay as far right as safely possible unless avoiding a obstacle or making a left turn, I am to ride in the bike lane when provided. So if rather than complying to the law we just have to assume how each individual officer "feels" than we may as well through the laws away and start learning how to read minds.

The Judge looked at the officer and said "I have a real problem with this". Do you mean to tell me if I am in the bike lane and I stop pedaling that you "feel" I need to immediately move into regular traffic ? Don't you see where this might cause potential danger for the person on the motorized bike and the people in regular traffic as well?

In order to let the officer save a little face the Judge said that She would like to look into this a little further and would contact me with her decision. A few days later I got a letter saying the court finds me not responsible for the stated violation.
 
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