On Nov 20, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Robbie Webber wrote:
2. Employees, or other daily users of the parking lot complain to
the owners of the lot that, "There's all these bicyclists, and I'm
afraid I'm going to hit one backing out. They're whizzing through,
and it's dangerous."
3. Owner of lot is worried over liability issues, so erects a fence
to keep bicyclists from cutting through lot.
The truth of the matter is that busy parking lots like that one are
very dangerous for cyclists. I'm sure someone here could come up with
the statistics to back me up (or not) but I would speculate that you
are more likely to get hit in a busy parking lot then you are riding
on a busy road like University Ave. I have not doubt that someone
will get hit there if we all keep on cutting through that way. I am
as lazy and like short cuts as much as the next guy, but perhaps the
owner is doing us a favor.
ride on,
Frank Hassler
Good Oak Ecological Services
(608) 209-0607
www.goodoakllc.com
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