So are you going to complain about cops stopping drunk drivers on New Years Eve next?
Cyclist blowing off stop signs & lights is a dangerous problem to the bikers and the cars that try not to hit them. To act as if the cops are just being a-holes is an childish view to take of the problem.
I ride a bike and have been hit by a car before. Luckily the driver was moving slow enough that I was not seriously injured. However, the accident was my fault! I was the one who decided to run thru the intersection without stopping or looking. I learned my lesson. I hope it doesn't take an accident for you and other cyclists to learn too.
FOLLOW THE TRAFFIC LAWS!!!

You chose a "far more dangerous route" rather than just stopping where you're supposed to stop? Am I missing something here?

I think the residents of Ladd's Addition are upset because the bunny bike riders played Talking Heads' "I Wouldn't Live There If You Paid Me" on their Easter ride last Sunday.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dm4EmFIWuTs

I personally do follow the traffic laws and encourage every other bike to do the same. But if scarce law enforcement dollars are being spent, shouldn't these stings be done at intersections that are actually dangerous?

The dumb thing is that there are stop signs at roundabouts at all...isn't that what they're there for?!?

Can we complain about cops pulling everyone over on New Years looking for drunks? It's completely unreasonable to treat every driver as a criminal and have them prove they aren't.

you want a real hazard to every single person in portland that is commuting? try pulling over idiots babbling on cellphones while they blow through stop signs, drive 15 mph under the speed limit while they drift back and forth through their lanes, and generally act like complete assholes.

but, does anybody know ONE person who has EVER been pulled over for driving while they're on their phones? is there one piece of legislation that has ever even been DISCUSSED in this state regarding prohibiting people driving while on cellphones?

i have been involved in at least a close call every few days, or have witnessed what would have been a close call had i been closer to a particular car, and every single time, without fail, that person has been on their cellphone.

it's just ridiculous.

YES, there are people who drive their bikes recklessly, and yes these people deserve to be ticketed.

but let's be realistic here.

people not stopping completely at stop signs on their bikes when they can clearly see NO traffic coming is not putting anybody at risk. that's what is overwhelming what these cops are pulling people over for too.

http://bikeportland.org/2007/04/11/enforcement-action-at-ladds-circle/#comment-363445

so you have to put a foot down for it to count as a stop? not just stopping your wheels without putting a foot down? need some clarification...

I found:
814.440 Failure to signal turn; exceptions; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to signal for a bicycle turn if the person does any of the following:
(a) Stops a bicycle the person is operating without giving the appropriate hand and arm signal continuously for at least 100 feet before executing the stop.
http://www.massbike.org/bikelaw/oregon.htm

So, technically, you also have to signal before you stop?

ladd's has the most obnoxious residents ever. the palio coffee shop there used to have the best outdoor seating in town. then the neighbors complained. frickers.

I thought I heard today that the legislature passed a bill banning use of cell phones while driving without hands free devices. Anybody heard that?

Heya Hula, 814.440(2) says A person is not in violation of the offense under this section if the person is operating a bicycle and does not give the appropriate signal continuously for a stop or turn because circumstances require that both hands be used to safely control or operate the bicycle.

So, it seems to me that if you're braking, you're probably using your hands to operate the brakes. And you couldn't safely signal. So you're in the clear.

I think the main issue here is that just because some residents are mad about cyclists, it doesn't justify 6 officers at a fairly safe intersection. Has anyone ever been injured or killed at that intersection? I'm doubting it...

The objective should be safety and there are so many more dangerous crimes, intersections and drivers in Portland than cycling in Ladd's Addition. Not to mention that Portland can't seem to afford stop signs at so many intersections for some reason.