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I agree with the fines and the way things are handled where I live. Here, state law treats bicycles and cars the same for many traffic offenses, including the fines associated with the violation. Every summer when the bicycle clubs start again, we begin to get complaints about people riding in traffic and failing to move over. The car driver yells at the bicyclist and the bicyclist makes an obscene guesture. The local cops had no choice but to confront both sides and explain the laws to everyone. After three years of this, it has finally gotten better.
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