Wait, I'm confused... what's a situation where they wouldn't be allowed to respond to the "Am I free to go?" question with a "No, sorry, I'm writing you this ticket"...<div><br></div><div>
<br></div><div>Just so we're clear, it <b>IS</b> illegal to run a red light on a bicycle, right? And if, having done so, a police officer pulls you over, you ARE being detained, right? Unless "being detained" is "more" than being held while the officer writes the traffic citation...?</div>
<div><br></div><div>The ID/Name thing I think is usually pretty standard for *all* police interaction, though, right? If they just pull you over to be a dick, and AREN'T writing a ticket, you usually don't have to tell them anything at all. It's not until they have a "reason" to do so -- speeding/red lights/sidewalk/etc that they can get positive ID (name, or license, etc). But yea, an actual instance of the MA/Cambridge/Boston code would be good to know/confirm that all...</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Turil <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thewiseturtle@gmail.com">thewiseturtle@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I went to look for this and couldn't find it, except on Cambridge's<br>
website. It wasn't in 85. 11b anymore. So maybe they did take it<br>
out...<br>
<br>
Can anyone confirm this either way with an actual chapter and section<br>
from the mass laws?<br>
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