Pulled over, WHILE RUNNING, because of my headlamp!

I often run with lights at night. Sometimes bike lights. White in front and red in back and sometimes in flashing mode. I also use headlamps but more for walking or skiing at night and on those sometimes the headlamp is red. Flashing lights are the best way to get attention. Not sure why the cop stopped you. Keep doing what you are doing.

Mystic wrote:

Haha so many police apologists here. Officer makes up a law, bullies a member of the public and these asswipes support him lol.

Red Lights Matter!

Eugene the Careful Axe Wielder wrote:

Colored lights can hypnotize

Nice lyric reference!!

The next line: "Sparkle someone else's eyes" is perhaps appropriate here too.

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

Those days are over

You don't have to sell your body to the night

Why didn't you simply ask him to cite the law on the books that he's thinks your were in violation of?

amkelley wrote:

I've been pulled over several times on my bike for incorrect lighting. White light in the front (flashing or solid) and red light or reflector in the back. That's the law. No red lights in front, no white lights in back..

The riders I know have the red light mounted in the rear, but it flashes. Is that legal?

Where I live, yes white in front and red in back, but either of those can flash. A handful of my bicyclist friends do the white strobe out front- I think it's startling but it definitely improves visibility. I've never not strobed red in the rear- ridden many places, never a problem.

Another issue many bicyclists can likely relate to is that cops generally don't understand bike laws. Not that it matters as what they say goes, but could be the case here.

Seikosha wrote:

Did he tell you specifically what law you were breaking?

The law against flashing red lights.

lol just don't go over speed limit next time

SandDunez wrote:

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

Those days are over

You don't have to sell your body to the night

+1

I absolutely love your username.

The problem was that you were running while "colored." You haven't figured this out?

Secondly, we pay cops crap wages. They get no real higher education. And we expect?

SandDunez wrote:

Roxanne

You don't have to put on the red light

Those days are over

You don't have to sell your body to the night

Now I have to get a red light. Ffs.

Yeah, I can relate.

I like to run at night, especially if I am unable to run in the day time. Everything is calm at night time, and there is no wind.

A female officer once stopped me because she felt that I didn't have on enough reflective gear, which was pure bullcrap. I had on a brooks canopy jacket, with a reflective strip that runs perpendicular down the middle back of the jacket. Also, I had on a reflective ankle straps, that can be seen in the front and back of my legs. She was just flaunting her authority, and was shocked to see a black man running PROPERLY on the elbow of the road.

I simply said okay, and gave a few more okays. She was trying to engage further, but nope! I wasn't falling for the Okey Doke. And then she threatened me, saying if she sees me again wearing not enough reflective gear, that she was going to ticket me, or some crap she was making up. I simply said Okay, again, and then took off.

She was fat, all stuffed behind a steering wheel, and I guess she felt the need to put me in my place, or whatever.

I don't understand the intimidation. I really don't. When I see people training or doing some kind of fitness, I get inspired, or study what they are doing if I want to add some elements to what I do.

Exactly the kinda crap that influences me to run ninja at night. All black and no lights.

I can see what I need to, but nothing can see me.

Well add some red lights then.

The cop just got back from anti-terrorist training in Israel, so his butthole is really sore. He spent two weeks taking it in the ass for the Zionist Project and is now all gung-ho to heal the world. Tikkun Olam, Baby! Are you Palestinian or otherwise swarthy looking? Maybe look into skin bleaching products, available on eBay.

I just run with a bright white light on so I can see. It also lets people in cars see me if they aren't texting or instantgramming or snapchatting.

Never been stopped by the local police.

I always have my lights solid white in the front and flashing red at the back because I thought you were supposed to.

Obviously I was wrong. Or maybe they have different rules in Australia.

I should probably check.

opinionated guy wrote:

This is FAR more troubling than lights, cops, tickets,......

A hydration vest for a 5 mile run?

How do you know he isn't training for an ultra and wearing it to get used to?