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Article #33Re: WIFE SPEEDS TO SAVE STRICKEN HUSBAND: BICYCLIST EXPENDABLE
From: dgk
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:09
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:09
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:57:07 GMT, "The Airman" <airman@mn.rr.com> wrote: >Well - the cyclist learned their lesson - and paid with their life. Maybe >if the driver could see the bicyclist at night, this may have been avoided. > >I have read of ambulances and police cars hitting bicyclists because the >dumb ass bicyclist failed to yield to emergency lights, had no lights or >reflectors at night. In the two instances I read, the emergency vehicle >driver never saw the bike at night until it was too late. > >I am a long distance cyclist, and so is my brother - who is a Minneapolis >city cop. He stops, tags and confiscates - if necessary bicyclists who blow >stop signs... cut in and out of traffic.. blow crosswalks while little >people are in them... etc. > >I say bravo. If we can't obey the laws how can we expect auto drivers to >yield to a bicyclist...... > I say bullcrap. I go through red lights, stop signs, and crosswalks. I do it slowly and considerately. I don't give people heart attacks by flying by with two inches to spare, I slow down, see that it is clear, and go through. If it isn't clear, I circle or (very rarely) stop. I am not driving a car, I am riding a bike. That means that lights aren't timed for me like they are for a car. I can't go 33 MPH. So I would have to stop every two or three blocks and wait. That would just about double my commuting time and make it impossible to do. I don't have that much time. You are a long distance cyclist, I am not. I go 12 miles each direction, twice a day. Through heavy traffic in Manhattan and down bike lanes in Queens. Sorry guy, I guess you and your cop brother don't bike in the big city. I do. If you stop and wait for lights in Manhattan, you are the only cyclist doing so.
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