Police caution bicyclists and motorists
If by recommending that cyclists stay off the streets at night Steve Friday admits that the RPD has little handle on traffic violations and reckless or distracted drivers, I suggest Chief of Police, Michael Poehlman, resign, as most public officials do after admitting in the press that they can’t do their job, or put out a news release outlining his plan for assuring safety for everyone at all times.
Bicycles are a legitimate transportation mode; it is time we align our laws and streets to reflect that. Increased bicycle commutership is a good thing that will clear traffic and the air, not a nuisance to motorists or a safety hazard. The bigger dangers to our safety are the drivers distracted by cell phones drifting into the bike lane.
-M
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Practical Pedal
Communte by bike
dude, are you on crack? that newspaper article was all about love – bikers yielding to peds, cars sharing the road… not getting hurt. that’s all we really want, right?
i’m surprised they didn’t mention R.U.I.
I could stand to see more bike lanes, and signage. And a few less water trucks filled with tereated wastewater effluent passing me with 6 inches of clearance.
I think our biggest black eye actually comes from exactly that…
-M