When I started riding I would blow thru stop signs if I saw a car even a little way from the the intersection. Then one day there was a car that did the same thing to me. At that point I realized that even if some drivers see me they will not take into account that I'm there first or had the right away, they just want to gun it and go. I'm a bike, a child's toy for gods sake and the law does not pertain to them in that instance! So I learned to be very aware of who or what is coming and going on these roads.
Now a stop sign is a law set in stone, it's immovable. Once placed on sight it tells everyone who has the privilege to drive that in this place you must stop. Along with this law is a rule called the three second rule. It merely states that when you stop the wheels of your vehicle must not rotate for three seconds: one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three. If you don't follow this law and it's attached rule there is a precedence attached to it which is an officer of the law to inform you that you have broken the law and that there is the penalty for doing so.
Our Constitution is such a law with it's rules and presidence in place long before the turn of the 20th century. This law is not for special groups of people who have to follow the law but for ALL the people no matter who they are or what they do...end of story. That's why it was written so poor or rich, young or old, black or white and even those who are in elected office are equal in the 'eyes' of the law. To be truthful when I was going up this law gave every American and those visiting here comfort in that knowledge.
This last twenty years I've been witnessing those in politics are treating the Constitution more as a yield sign than a stop sign. These elected officials expect everyone, not in the same capacity as they are, to stop and count but they are allowing themselves to just 'blow through' this immutable law because it does not pertain to them. To top it off the precedence set by our previous generation on how to deal with such matters is being sweep aside by our legal police, judges, saying that they actually make the law in there court room and that previous laws and precedence doesn't matter...really?
So next time, if you blow thru a stop sign and an officer of the law decides to give you a penalty, you just point out some precedence set by our elected officials and say, no thanks it it doesn't pertain to me. However I will stop because I still believe everyone is equal, well maybe not the guy with the orange and purple hair, and some drivers just don't care about what is right in the eyes of the law and also out of self preservation.
See you on the road and if I get to Peets first you better stop because your buying!
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