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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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