[*BCM*] sycle

[Thomas John Vitolo]

Having read the link, and also having known Andrew Fischer, I think Andy's right
-- you DO have to stop when riding opposite a school bus with STOP extended
(divided highways excluded, of course).

In terms of the law, operating a bicycle on the road makes it behave like a car,
and is subject to all of the operating rules that apply to cars.  Traffic
lights, stop signs, yields, speed limits, turn signals, etc.

I'm not suprised that the cops were wrong -- they tend to be woefully
underinformed regarding cycling laws.  MassBike is working to change that.

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Quoting Ari Pollak <ajp at aripollak.com>:
> According to this, the cops might actually be right.
> http://list.massbike.org/archive/200203/0133.html
> 
> But seriously, that kind of thing is just common sense and I think
> you did the right thing. If kids would have been getting off the bus
> instead of on it, they could've darted out in front without you being
> able to see them.