The $242 track stand
posted March 28, 2007 by trek7k
Learning to track stand on your mountain or road bike takes practice and it’s tough for most people to hold steady for more than a few seconds. One rider in Oregon, however, learned it’s also expensive to do a track stand when he got a $242 traffic ticket for his performance at a traffic light.
Has anyone else ever heard that track standing at a stoplight is illegal?
Photo from Untitled Name blog.
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March 28th, 2007 at 11:28 am
Huh???? Never heard of that before…
July 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I think the way the law is written for bicycles and motorcycles is that you must come to a full stop and put a foot down at a stop sign or a red light prior to proceeding. Least that’s the way it was in CA. Most police are not impressed by a solid 1-2min track stand while waiting for the light. Go figure.