Dear Group, Reply to WPR, Wausau Police and "Saager",-----GOOD GRIEF! That is what is not needed--another grant for more police writing tickets for JayWalking, skate boards, and bike riding. Maybe funding comes under "homeland security"--doesn't everything these days? Views on this topic in Bikies have been all over the place it seems to me. Sidewalks are mostly for CHILDREN. Except maybe on the Istmas there are neighborhood stores? But the days of cities with all the individual stores on the "boulevards" and in walking distance to their trade passed away after WWII. But children need sidewalks. And when children begin riding bikes they need sidewalks. But who are "old children" vs young children, etc., and what about skate boards, inlines, scooters, etc., which are used by those of any age.
The only solution I can see is stop WRITING TICKETS. But don't improve the sidewalks, making them defacto bike lanes. Just allow bikes on them if people wish. The faster bikes will remain in the streets except at impossible sections. The sidewalks will have raised sections with tree roots and other imperfections--(that is if the cities and towns don't fine everybody for raised blocks.) So, the situation will just work out. Children, runners, starter bikes, etc., will share sidewalks and the fast bike commuters and those working up a cardio sweat will just naturally gravitate to the streets. Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This news item also made it to Wisconsin Public Radio: > > http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880525025 > > As gasoline gets more expensive, more people switch to biking, leading to > more crashes. > > >From the article: > --- > Wausau already has had enough car/bike incidents that the Police Department > recently was awarded a traffic safety grant that will help to put off-duty > officers on streets to enforce bicycle laws. Bicyclists, pedestrians and > drivers who break laws will be fined, Saager said. > --- > > This is a much better approach to rising gas prices than say a 'gas tax > holiday'. > > -- > ===== > darin > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
