[*BCM*] Just got "pulled over" for running a red on Mass. Ave.

Wolfe, Anne Anne.Wolfe at Theaa.com
Thu Mar 6 10:11:55 EST 2008


What does having a car, insurance or a license have to do with it?  It
is a government issued ticket, and if you don't pay they can take action
against you to ensure payment. The production of ID was so that they had
someone (and preferably an address) to track you down if you don't pay.
And if it goes to court, etc, then you get to pay court costs as well.

As someone else said the moral of the story is obey the traffic lights.
Bikes are traffic, bikes obey traffic lights.

-----Original Message-----
From: bostoncriticalmass-bounces at bostoncriticalmass.org
[mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces at bostoncriticalmass.org] On Behalf Of
Gondaba
Sent: 06 March 2008 14:30
To: Boston Critical Mass
Subject: [*BCM*] Just got "pulled over" for running a red on Mass. Ave.

Ridiculous. I was in Cambridge on Mass Ave, right in front of the large 
MIT crosswalk. The crosswalk had a red light, sure, but it was pretty 
clear and I was in no danger of hitting the poor little pedestrians. A 
Cambridge Cop standing next to his motorcycle flags three of us down 
after the crosswalk and tells us to stay put. He proceeds to ask for our

IDs and issue each one of us a $20 fine.

The ticket itself seems to be some kind of civil violation; there was a 
nice little place for "Bicycle / Red Light" that he checked off, amongst

a host of other bicycle violations and, for example, "Improper disposal 
of dog feces," which is a $25 fine.

Has this happened to anyone else before?
And, because I don't have a car, insurance, or even a license, do I 
really have to pay this fine? What're they going to do?

Be wary, fellow red-light runners...

Chris
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