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Article #43Re: SF Bicyclist runs red light, seriously injures pedestrian
From: SMS
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:59
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:59
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On 8/15/2011 1:18 PM, David Kaye wrote: > 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! When was that? I know that often on Critical Mass the cops will wave cyclists through traffic lights to try to move the ride through as quickly as possible, but I don't ever recall a suggestion that cyclists be exempt from red lights. "The Idaho Stop Law" for cyclists would be welcomed by most cyclists. It allows bicycles to proceed at a slow speed through stop signs if there are no vehicles at the intersection.
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