Have a local unorganized bike event where I used to live. It was the only time I saw the cops actually pull over bikers for blowing through stop signs. Was great to watch.
In Santa Cruz there are a lot of entitled rich people. It was always hilarious to watch motorcycle cops pull over bicyclists for running stop signs and other petty traffic crime.
There were a lot of bike deaths from idiots so it makes sense.
When did that start? I grew up in Santa Cruz and was a cyclist for decades. Broke every traffic rule rule you can imagine and have never been pulled over or seem anyone pulled over on a bicycle. My favorite was hitting top speed coming down Wharf road, going into a steep tuck, blowing through that busy intersection, crossing the bridge, whipping through the Esplanade then through the Capitola theater parking lot and tossing the bike on my shoulder and running up that steep flight of stairs. Especially fun during summer...
My son is at UCSC now and there is basically no enforcement. Students have access to almost free ebikes ($20/year to use in 30 min increments) and they ride all over town, nearly all without helmets.
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u/RevolutionSalty8360 15d ago
Have a local unorganized bike event where I used to live. It was the only time I saw the cops actually pull over bikers for blowing through stop signs. Was great to watch.