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i got pulled over once for running a red. i heard the sirens and thought, "naw that can't be for me, what cop would bother pulling over a bike?" so i ignored and rode on. the cop car then cut in front of me and parked. i jumped the curb and thought, "geeze, that guy could have hit me. they should be more careful when they're parking!" and rode on. a few minutes later they pulled diagnoally in front of me again and opened the door so they were blocking the pavement, too. i then realised, "oh. shit. that's all been for me" so i stopped.
i got a nice little lecture from the cop, which ended with, "if you're going to run a red light, at least don't do it in front of a police car." and they let me go with no fines. never one to disobey authority, i now look for cops before i run reds.