Just a short note to say how I try to start a conversation about "bad" cyclists.
"I believe that ALL road users should obey ALL traffic laws, ALL the time. That includes coming to a full stop before crossing the stop bar at intersections, not speeding, yielding to pedestrians, signaling turns and lane changes, not tailgating, giving other road users sufficient space and courtesy. So I am not going to justify law breaking by any road user. Let's talk about what we can do to both cut down on deaths and injuries on our roads and educate all road users about the importance of obeying traffic laws." If you are addressing a group, you could ask them to raise their hands if they did not break any traffic laws - especially the ones mentioned above, on their way to the meeting. I then admit that I myself probably break a few every day, both driving and biking, so I'm not holding myself out as a perfect example. Most will realize that regardless of their method of transportation, we all break traffic laws. It also helps cut down on the "us vs. them" mentality. Robbie 2009/3/25 India Rose Viola <[email protected]> > Let's all pause, take a breath and think of how to make something positive > come out of this stinky crap. This is the first time many of us have > been made aware of the WJJO podcast "joke" about killing cyclists, and I > think we are completely justified in our outrage. That said, it seems that > Randy at WJJO is willing to have a dialogue and to learn from this > unfortunate choice in programming that was made a year ago. > > -India >
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