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Date sent: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:02:09 -0600 From: "Steve Meiers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bikies] Fwd: Bike commuting on State St. Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Capt. Silverwood has retired from MPD > > Steve Meiers > Safety educator > Madison Dept. of Transportation > Box 2986 > Madison, WI. 53701 > (608) 267-1102 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> "Michael Rewey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/02/05 12:08 PM >>> > I have never gotten good results from the Police Dept. However > Captain (or is it Lt.) Silverwood has taken an interest in the past. > We might want to have a discussion with him. > > For now I would take a two pronged approach. > > 1) On the scene I would take the middle of the street and bike > slower and ignore the vehicle driver as if he/she wasn't there. > He/she is not going to do anything dangerous with a street full of > witnesses. Perhaps next time he/she will not consider this a short > cut. The speed limit is 15 mph on State. > > 2) Note the time, vehicle name & number, telephone number on > vehicle and the section the driver was on. Then call his/her > employer. After all we are potential customers of the business and > this driver is presenting a bad image. > > Mike Rewey > > *************************************** > > Date sent: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:38:45 -0600 > From: john coleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Copies to: Chris Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Bikies] Fwd: Bike commuting on State St. > > > I got this e-mail from a guy that was harassed by a DHL delivery > truck > > on State street. Any suggestions for him? john >Date: Wed, 02 Nov > 2005 > > 09:23:38 -0600 >From: Chris Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Bike commuting on State St. > >Hi John, >Yesterday, I was > > riding home up State St. and a DHL delivery van was >riding my butt, > > honking its horn. When I pointed to the 'Do Not Enter' >sign, the > > driver started screaming. As it turned out, he wasn't even >making a > > delivery on State St. He was just using it as a four or five >block > > short cut. > >This sort of thing seems to be getting worse. I filed > a > > police report, but >that won't do anything. Is there any particular > > group I can get involved >with to maybe get the police to ticket the > > vehicals that just drive up the >street and then turn off and go on > > their way? I can understand that >deliveries have to be made, but > > there is no reason for a vehical to be on >State St. for more than > one > > block. > >Thanks, >Chris > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
