Re: SF Bicyclist runs red light, seriously injures pedestrian

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From: David Kaye
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:18

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"jcdill" <jcdill.lists@gmail.com> wrote

> I disagree with both of those statements.  I know bicyclists who do not 
> run red lights, and who obey traffic laws.  They may not be in the 
> majority, but they exist.

Take a drive or a ride down Harrison Street between 15th and 18th and see if 
you EVER EVER EVER see a bicyclist stop for anything.  I've seen so many 
near-hits that I get chills when I drive that route.

Also, why don't cyclists wear bright colors and use lights at night? 
Instead they wear black or dark colors and have no lights for the most part, 
making them near-impossible to see.

I'm a sometime cyclist.  I've ridden many times in Critical Mass and 
wholeheartedly support it.  (Bicycles don't block traffic; bicycles ARE 
traffic.)  But on the other hand, there are far too many cyclists who simply 
refuse to obey the law -- so many in fact that the SF Board of Supervisors 
floated the idea that cycles be made EXEMPT from having to stop for stop 
signs and red lights at all!

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From: "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: SF Bicyclist runs red light, seriously injures pedestrian
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:18:13 -0700
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