I think it'll be easier to have equal courtesy/be treated as equals on the road if we have equal road rules.
What's wrong with being patient for a minute? (I think this about car drivers all the time!) We already have the thing about stop lights for bikes and motorcycles, that seems like enough. Changing more rules to fit vehicle size (bike... tiny car, FUV, dump truck, whatever) isn't necessarily worth the risk of backlash --and/or confusion-- from other drivers. sorry to be a wet noodle, I'm still drying off from riding in to work today. -Monica ________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Stop vs Yield > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:53:28 -0500 > > If we are going to pursue issues like this, why not try to make it so > cyclists can treat stop LIGHTS like stop SIGNS as well. I know I am a > scofflaw for doing so, but if there is no traffic coming I will often blow > red lights. I always stop, but if I can see the way is clear it is pointless > to wait out the whole light sequence. I would never blow light in my car, > but on the bike I have a much better awareness of your surroundings. Also, I > smaller and more maneuverable on the bike so if I somehow got in someone's > way it would be easier to avoid an accident. And of course there are some > lights that won't switch for a bicycle and if there are no cars waiting where > you are waiting you have no choice but to blow the light or continue to sit > and wait until a car shows up. > > This might be pushing the boundaries too far, but I say we propose it ask for > it, and then if the officials don't like it we can drop it as a concession. > > Frank Hassler > Good Oak, LLC: Native Landscaping, Ecological Consulting, Ecological > Restoration > www.goodoakllc.com > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > "Prodded by advertising hype and mistaken notions of neatness and order, > [people] expend great effort and money to make expansive lawns look like > putting greens and clutter their yards with sterile, ornamental exotics which > offer so little in stability and interest now and pass on even less to the > next generation." - Dick Young in "Kane County Wild Plants and Natural Areas" _________________________________________________________________ Make i'm yours. Create a custom banner to support your cause. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Contribute/Default.aspx?source=TXT_TAGHM_MSN_Make_IM_Yours_______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
