Keri Caffrey

Ian, I added a link (above) to the story this video accompanied. He did fight it and it was dismissed.

What makes this so frustrating is that a department can target a bicyclist in an attempt to harass him off the road with little recourse. Though the tickets are unwarranted, the bicyclist incurs the cost (time and money) to fight them.

This was not a case of officers making a mistake. Fred knows the law and carries the bicycle law book approved by FDLE and paid for by FDOT. He also carries copies of previously-dismissed citations. The police officers refused to consider the documentation. Instead of recognizing his right to the road, they decided to save face by pulling him over repeatedly and threatening to cite him every time they saw him (operating LEGALLY).

There is no provision in our system, other than a civil lawsuit, for a bicyclist to be reimbursed for the legal fees incurred to fight these discriminatory citations.

The bus driver beeped the horn. The soundtrack is horrible, static wind noise.

This is a typical configuration in DC, a wide right lane where parking is allowed certain hours. In some places the lane is not wide enough to stay in it where cars are parked, this one was wider than usual, so in some areas we were able to ride between the door zone and overtaking cars.

It's not an ideal road configuration. I don't care for it. But it's better than a door zone bike lane, though it's mistaken for one by a lot of people.