So: No.
You are under the horribly mistaken idea that I care that much about you breaking your local laws (quite apart from the normal common sense and safety aspects). :shakehead Can you remember what I
was really concerned about?
I absolutely remember what you were concerned about-namely that you thought I was violating this rule:
"You agree, through your use of this BB, that you will not use this BB to post any material which is knowingly illegal or promotes illegal activity."
Here's the definition of promote (
source):
1. to encourage the progress or success of:
all attempts to promote a lasting ceasefire have failed
2. to raise to a higher rank or position
3. to encourage the sale of (a product) by advertising
4. to work for:
he actively promoted reform [Latin
promovere to push onwards]
Obviously 2 through 4 are not applicable in this context so you're saying I encouraged the progress or success of going through red lights solely by posting my own experiences. Sorry, but what I did was not promoting in any sense of the word. Promoting illegal activity by the definition of promote doesn't solely mean saying you do something illegal. Rather, in order to
encourage the success or progress of others to do the same illegal thing you would have to not only post that you did it,
but also your methods to avoid getting caught. After all, everybody knows they can run red lights or speed, but it's the chance of getting caught which keeps people from blatantly disobeying such rules whenever they want to. However, if someone starts posting a near surefire way to avoid getting caught doing these things, or evading your taxes, or robbing banks, then they are most definitely promoting illegal activity, and that is something I would personally never do. Just saying that you do something is not promoting it, especially on a board like this where people largely make up their own minds, not mindlessly do what others do. I didn't yet see one post by anyone stating they were going to start running red lights just because I sometimes do. Evidently if I'm promoting this then I'm not very successful at it. There are plenty of others here who casually mention they occasionally break this law or that law. For example, there are loads of posts in the auto related threads with people saying they drive at speeds over the limit. By your definition every single one of these posts violates the rules.
Just to make you happy I'll refrain from posting further
in this thread only about rules of the road I break while cycling. I said what needed to be said. I'd rather spend my time writing letters to legislators so that the laws in my city can be changed to better reflect the reality of urban cycling in the ways I've discussed. I'm also glad this thread has remained relatively civil.