At 09:30 AM 3/29/2002 -0500, Mark N. Shahan wrote: >And regular officers are instructed to enforce traffic >laws, including ped & bike safety, as well.
I think I have to disagree. I was told, and if I remember I will try to confirm, that officers are instructed NOT to enforce traffic laws unless there is an imminent danger (e.g. some maniac speeding through town scattering people and chickens and blowing every stop light at 80 mph.) I too have been seen police blatently ignore traffic violations. Example: I was riding down State St and saw someone blow a red light - actuallky start through the light after it turned red - on Gotham RIGHT IN FRONT OF A COP in a squad car on State. I wanted to scream, "Didn't you see that?!!" But instead I just shook my head and kept riding. Lest you think the cop was racing to an emergency.... no, he was stopped at the light like everyone else. But I do agree that enforcement can't do it all. We have to make it a social norm to obey traffic laws. I urge everyone concerned with traffic safety to open your mouths when riding in a car with a friend, family member, neighbor or colleague. If the person is speeding - say something. If they don't yield to pedestrians - say something. Otherwise, we are all saying that this behavior is OK. -- Robbie _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
