Photo: TPD tickets cyclist at Mountain and Glenn

May not have been this guy, but this morning a dude that looked just like him (could've been the uniform and bike) was *lane splitting* at a red light, without emergency flashers, on Grant EB at Park, then proceeded to turn into the property just west of Mountain Ave. I thought last years lane splitting bill was vetoed. Does enforcing the law mean you do not have to uphold the law? Or perhaps it is legal for police to lane split? Or there may be an officer patrolling that area in the AM who is of a character not befitting an authority figure? If you ride in that area I would suggest riding like you're being watched by someone being paid to write you a ticket, not exercise prudence.

"The City is not investing what is needed to make bicycle commuting practical, safe, and efficient."  That's why we loose people to Calgary. "I did not make a rolling stop, but a complete stop and the cop really did not see my stop" When the cops receive money for the 'focused' enforcement, there is pressure to write these tickets. That's why this style of  'enforcement'  stinks.

I wish the police would focus enforcement on people who were a danger to others rather than on people who are a danger only to themselves. While this cop was ticketing a cyclist, he could have been ticketing a speeding motorist. And which lawbreaker poses the biggest public hazard? Well, it surely ain't the cyclist. This focus on pedestrian and bicycle violations has nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with motorist entitlement.

The worst part is when TPD targets safe bike routes such as this one.  I can speak from personal experience.  The amount of bikes getting ticketed on the 3rd st bike route discouraged me for using it to get to and from work.  I began to take Broadway instead.  On Broadway I was hit by a truck that took an unexpected right turn, with no signal, when I was right beside it.  What's more dangerous, not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign on a bike when on a quiet road where the bike can clearly see that there's no traffic, or riding on a busy road where divers seldom check for bikes before making erratic maneuver? The City is not investing what is needed to make bicycle commuting practical, safe, and efficient.  The least that can be done is to not compound the problems of bike commuting with misguided law enforcement efforts.

The rules of the road were written with automobiles in mind.  A bike can not cause anywhere near the damage that a 2000lb car can.  To say that bikes should be treated the same as an automobile under the law is illogical.  To waste police resources ticketing bikes is even more illogical.  If Tucson is serious about reaching Platinum bike city status, this type of police behavior must stop.  

One more thing from the woman who received the ticket.  The best part of the whole situation is that I have note received a ticket even in my car in over 7 years.  You would think if I was really that wreckless of a driver and cyclist the police would have given me a few more tickets?!

Rolling stop or a stop, who cares? The important thing is to have the judgement to apply the correct action for the circumstance. If there is nobody at a four way stop, say 5:30 am, why would one do anything other than a rolling stop?  The cops could spend their time at intersections with stoplights, like the one where the woman with her kid in the SUV ran a red light (clearly red, mine was green) this afternoon on my commute home from work.  

I live right near this intersection and go through it everyday multiple times on a bike and in a car. Not only do many cyclists roll right through, but it is a notoriously bad intersection for cars blowing through for some reason. I think a few people have been killed there in recent years, so they installed the flashing red light, which hasn't seemed to help all that much. I just wish TPD had decided to monitor here and put the focus on cars instead of ticketing "harmless" cyclists. Then again, if you're not paying enough attention to stop in front of a cop, maybe you should get a ticket!

You either stop or don't stop. A rolling stop isn't stopping, it's rolling. I stop at every stop sign, but I don't put my feet down. What's wrong with ticketing people for running stop signs?

Something I've noticed: The Tucson Fire Department guys and gals look fit. And I do mean f-i-t. But the cops? Uhhh, guys and gals in blue, you could stand to work on the fitness, and I don't mean spending even more time buffing up in the weight rooms down at the precinct. I mean taking a page from the fire department's book and getting into shape. That could include putting more of you on the bikes. (I sure hope it does include that.)

They switch to white shirts when the weather gets warm...

I ride through that intersection every day to and from work. And yes, I stop at the stop signs. If there are no cars, I do a rolling stop. The main reason I stop is to show motorists that not all bicyclists ignore rules, in hopes that if we show them respect, they show us more respect. That woman deserves her ticket.

that is not a happy looking dude...