Doug,
Speaking for myself only, but suspecting that you & I are not alone,
YES! I agree on the stop sign = yield sign for bikes issue. A yield
is much more appropriate for a low-speed, momentum-based technology
such as the bike.
But please understand, if you want to see something like this happen,
you need to take a leadership role on it. The work load in the bike
advocacy arena has simply got to get spread around to more people.
Basically everyone who has been and is heavily involved in the bike
advocacy thing is already overburdened. If you want to see more good
stuff happen for bikes, we need more leaders. It has to get beyond
the usual suspects.
You might try working with your own alder to get some ordinance
language worked up on the topic of stop=yield for bikes. Then, get a
news release worked up and/or possibly a sample letter for people on
this list to send to their alders to create more political momentum
for it. Maybe aim for a target date for everyone to send their letter
at the same time. Round up some folks to help further strategize at a
local coffee shop. Etc.
Anyway, I think you get the point about stepping up if you want to
see more good stuff happen for bikes. Thanks for pushing the idea!
-Mike
At 1:36 PM -0500 4/24/08, Doug Adler wrote:
Dar, great piece, I always appreciate your kinder gentler approach -
the reminders help keep me from getting myself killed being
self-righteous and indignant.
Stop signs seem to be a recurring theme in any discussion about cars
vs. bikes. It seems to me that allowing bicycles to treat stop
signs as yields (like some other states do) would go a long way
towards reducing anti-bike attitudes. Stop sign running isn't
likely to end anytime soon no matter how much it's preached, so why
not take away the excuse it gives drivers to be anti-bike? Not to
mention making biking more efficient and pleasant.
I mentioned the idea on this list before and it was met with
resounding silence. So am I the only one who thinks bicyclists
should push for a law like this in Wisconsin? What's the downside?
Apart from the difficulty of getting such a law passed of course.
Anyone? Hello?
Doug Adler
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