For cyclists in my area you aren't considered a pedestrian if you're riding a bike, and they have tons of signs telling you to walk it across the crosswalk. Pre

For cyclists in my area you aren't considered a pedestrian if you're riding a bike, and they have tons of signs telling you to walk it across the crosswalk. Presumably it's because bikes can move a lot faster than someone on foot and a motorist may not have time to brake if the cyclist darts into the crosswalk. > They are attributing their motivations to some sort of homophobia This could potentially be used to upgrade a petty crime to a hate crime, if prosecutors could convince jurors they were homophobes.