More U.S. Citizens are dying from preventable Motor Vehicle Crashes
than from terrorism, and one of the largest factors is the behavior of
road users. Let's all do our part to save lives and make the utmost
effort to ensure we all understand what is safe and what is not. Here
is one way to help:
I have seen countless examples of law enforcement officers giving
traffic advice contrary to State Statute. As far as I know, extensive
review of traffic law is not required in order to gain employment as a
law enforement officer. Therefore, Reporters should fact check law
enforcement officers like anyone else on this topic. I strongly
recommend that Reporters review the Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter
346 as part of a routine fact check before publishing _anyone's_
opinion on traffic law.
Chapter 346 is available online at:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0346.pdf
Also, in many instances (like whether riding a bike on sidewalks is
legal), relevant city ordinance should also be reviewed.
I have found that it is often easier to explain concepts to people using
the Motorist's Handbook, available here:
http://www.dot.state.wi.us/drivers/docs/e-handbook.pdf
After much review, I have yet to find anything in the Motorist's
Handbook that isn't derived primarily from State Statute. It would be
nice if there was an annotated version of this PDF available online as
well; that way, you could get the plain english from the hanbdbook, and
drill down into the statutes when an ambiguity arises.
Thanks,
Matt Logan.
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Bikies] Re: State Journal at it again
> From: George Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
[snip]
> Yet the WSJ insists on quoting a State Patrol officer who really
> doesn't have a grip on the question or the answer.
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