Should a bike rider, caught speeding in radar, be issued a citation?
It’s hard for a bike rider to break a speed limit that’s radar checked; and few bikes have speedometers and fewer of them are accurate. Also, a speeding bicyclist is not likely to hurt anyone but himself. What cyclists SHOULD be ticketed, or at least warned, for, is riding on the left side of the road (American and Europe; right in Britain). It means that motorists may have oncoming traffic on both sides of them, and if he is struck it will be at a much higher relative speed. Yes, it makes it easier if the cyclist can see traffic–but that’s why they sell rear-view mirrors, both for bicycles and for bike helmets. Most accidents occur at intersections–not from drivers coming up from behind.
