tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597030563844330141.post1397418380151456125..comments2023-07-04T08:25:43.519-07:00Comments on Jeffs Bike Blog: First Place, Thanks to KeithJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162251254976949286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597030563844330141.post-10074066261063020392009-08-04T05:15:12.809-07:002009-08-04T05:15:12.809-07:00monogodo,
You raise an interesting point, and yes ...monogodo,<br />You raise an interesting point, and yes I would rather see a law breaking cyclist get a ticket than get killed. I don't however think that one is likely to greatly affect the other. <br />It's my experience that most people who are frustrated with cyclist’s presence on the roads are going to be anti-cyclist no matter how many tickets are issued to cyclists. Some may even use those cyclists’ tickets to justify their frustration with cyclists. They may rationalize their beliefs that all cyclists must be scofflaws because they saw some getting tickets. The message they won’t get is that motorists too, can and do disobey bicycle related traffic laws and when they do they might end up killing or injuring an innocent cyclist. So I’d rather see the cops enforce all the law equally instead of “targeting” bicyclists and saying it’s for their own good. It would be far better for my safety and all other cyclists if the motorists who run me off the road were ticketed instead of a college kid who rolled through a light without coming to a complete stop.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162251254976949286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597030563844330141.post-54879909384683915472009-08-03T21:23:11.672-07:002009-08-03T21:23:11.672-07:00I understand your point about the red-light ticket...I understand your point about the red-light ticket issue.<br /><br />I do, however, disagree. If motorists see cyclists getting stopped and ticketed for running red lights/stop signs, they may be less likely to lump all cyclists into the same scofflaw group, and thus less likely to buzz a cyclist. <br /><br />The driver of that car that buzzes you could be taking out his/her frustration about some other cyclist on you. Wouldn't you rather have a fellow cyclist get a ticket than potentially get killed yourself?monogodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984785082196931235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597030563844330141.post-81954753506433981442009-08-03T17:46:16.943-07:002009-08-03T17:46:16.943-07:00Yes, definitely! How come cyclists are the only o...Yes, definitely! How come cyclists are the only ones who know about the 3 foot rule?? *groan*<br /><br />And how come so many cops (and motorists) think it is illegal to ride two abreast in the country where we aren't impeding anyone? *double groan*Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905244702167425734noreply@blogger.com