Two responses:
1) On the thought that a motorist may not give a bicyclist three feet after seeing him/her run a red light (or more likely, as a City of Madison parking utility official told me a while back, "I'm not going to put more racks in the parking garages for bikes because I see those bikers downtown running stop signs.")--this is certainly excellent logic, especially if it's applied universally: "I saw a car speeding on East Washington; therefore there will be no further spending for roads and highways."
2) News story seen recently: "A bicycle ran the red light at the intersection of Blair and Williamson and hit an SUV broadside. All four passengers in the SUV were killed instantly, while the bicyclist walked away with only a bruise on his knee."
"Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored." -- Aldous Huxley
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 2:43 PM
To: bikies
Subject: [Bikies] Re: Fwd: [milbtw] RED
1. I agree, motorists shouldn't be charged with a traffic
violation if they intentionally pass a cyclist very closely after
seeing a cyclist violate a traffic law. Perhaps we can get this
vigilante attitude instilled in all human activities. If only a
few pedestrians carried baseball bats, for example, it wouldn't
take long for motorists to learn respect for crosswalks
(intentionally absurd).
