Colorado Man Gets Arrested For Riding Bike In Crosswalk [VIDEO]

Did you know that it is illegal to ride your bike through a crosswalk? Vince Marten from Lafayette found that out the hard way.

In the video you see the officer begin to write a ticket to Vince for riding his bike through a crosswalk. Vince tries to plead his case and ask him why he is getting a ticket, when someone right before him did the same exact thing. In fact, someone does the same thing when he is filming!

Now while I don't agree with how Vince handled himself in the video, I also don't really agree with the cop writing a ticket either. I have seen plenty of people all throughout Fort Collins ride their bikes through crosswalks. I have even seen it done in front of cops!

Vince did start using some language, which I don't think was really necessary, and maybe that played a factor in the cop acting this way. What are your thoughts about this? Who's side are you on?

Here is what I could find concerning the crosswalk law:

1. A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. A person riding a bicycle in a crosswalk shall do so in a manner that is safe for pedestrians.
2. A person shall not ride a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or pathway or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk where such use of bicycles or electrical assisted bicycles is prohibited by official traffic control devices or local ordinances. A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle shall dismount before entering any crosswalk where required by official traffic control devices or local ordinances.