Feet down at stop signs
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Joined: Aug 2010
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From: San Diego
Yep same thing in Sturgis, if you don't put both feet down they will come after you. I've seen it first hand, you can get away with having a few brews before getting on the bike (I don't endorse this I am just saying....) and as long as both feet hit the ground and you come to a complete stop your are good to go, that and going the speed limit, they really really mean 35 in a 35 zone.
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From: florida
Man, i am just not in a hurry. I stop and look both ways twice, A green light is not a force shield, still look both ways. I would be dead 10 times if i trusted lights and 4 way stops. Dig , yellow means speed up for some and stop for others. Ride your ride but never trust a sign or a light with your life. Turn signals can kill you, or lack thereof. We are invisible and everyone is blind. Learn and live.
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From: Florence, MT (Bitterroot Valley)
I'm not calling BS on this one, BUT.....I can't tell you how many times I've been to Sturgis, and I've never heard of or seen anyone that ever got a ticket for this. That's not to say it couldn't happen, but I just haven't seen it. There's so much other crap going on over there, that they don't need to resort to that to bring in revenue. They could stand on the same corner, and write tickets all day long.
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From: Wisconsin, USA
There is a big difference stopping in the city and the country. In a city with parked cars blocking your view, and a lot of traffic I stop, put both feet down and take a good look around. I haven't heard one good reason to cover the rear brake, and only use one foot, as opposed to using the front brake, and putting both feet down.
I use both brakes to come to a full stop, then put both feet down and switch to front brake. I tried the left foot only down. I think that is a great way to fall if you put your left foot down on a compromised surface: sand, oil etc.
I would love to hear the reason why they only want you to put the left foot down, besides that is how it is taught in MSF, or police training.
In the country there can be a stop sign, where I can see for half a mile in every direction when rolling up to the stop, and there is absolutely no traffic. I do a California stop, or even a rolling stop. Nobody is more interested in avoiding a collision than me, but I am not going to come to a complete stop just to satisfy the letter of the law.
I use both brakes to come to a full stop, then put both feet down and switch to front brake. I tried the left foot only down. I think that is a great way to fall if you put your left foot down on a compromised surface: sand, oil etc.
I would love to hear the reason why they only want you to put the left foot down, besides that is how it is taught in MSF, or police training.
In the country there can be a stop sign, where I can see for half a mile in every direction when rolling up to the stop, and there is absolutely no traffic. I do a California stop, or even a rolling stop. Nobody is more interested in avoiding a collision than me, but I am not going to come to a complete stop just to satisfy the letter of the law.
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From: Bay Area
I heard a judge start yelling at some guy that was trying to argue his way out of a stop sign tix. He got up out of his chair and yelled "stop means to cease all motion" So as long as the wheels stop you have accomplished that task.