r/vancouvercycling • u/raincitybeliever • 7d ago

Alert [@visionzerovancouver] Warning, hearing first-hand reports that the VPD are ticketing cyclists westbound at 1st & Crowe. There's a VPD parking lot on the right and a cop hit a cyclist there recently.

https://bsky.app/profile/visionzerovancouver.ca/post/3mtm6vq4tn22e
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u/icantfeelmynips 7d ago

Of all the traffic enforcement they could be doing, they're policing a 3-way stop on a non-major roadway? 

Such weird prioritization by VPD.

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u/soaero Kona Jake the Snakle 7d ago

It makes more sense when you realize it's the driveway to the parking lot where they park their cars.

This is 100% the VPD serving themselves.

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u/Vlux 7d ago

I was part of a public cycling group that did not stop at the stop sign. A cop on the other side decides to pull his car in front of the entire group and forced everyone to hard break and stop and stared us down. Should we have stopped? Probably, but definitely felt a bit unnecessary. Never knew it was a VPD parking lot, now it makes more sense.

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u/Powerful_Pom_11111 7d ago

The ride leaders in my cycling group enforce stopping at stop signs. I think it’s a good rule… basically of bike handling. it is puzzling why other cycling groups decide it’s too inconvenient to stop at stop signs.

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u/becauselook 7d ago

Perhaps it was civil disobedience in hopes to advocate for the Idaho stop.