That's true about Metro, Paul, of course. Ms. KamalRossa described two separate incidents, and I was referring to the one involving the "UW Transport Van" failing to yield on a UW Crosswalk.
Chuck Strawser University of Wisconsin-Madison UW Commuter Solutions 124 WARF bldg 610 Walnut Street Madison WI 53726 608-263-2969 www.wisc.edu/trans -----Original Message----- From: Paul T. O'Leary [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:45 PM To: STRAWSER, Charles; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Bikies] Officer hit by SUV Metro buses are run by the City of Madison, no matter the jurisdiction. From: "STRAWSER, Charles" <[email protected]> > Paul, > That's Observatory Dr - a UW street (and crosswalk), not City of Madison > jurisdiction. > > I've already emailed Ms. KamalRossa off-list to ask her if she recalls > anything more about the van that could identify it. We (UW Transportation > Services) think that it was a shuttle van operated by the Hospital (to take > employees to the medical school) over which we (UW Transportation Services) > have no control. We have, however, had an opportunity to provide bicycle and > pedestrian training to the Hospital staff in the past, and it sounds like > it's time to revisit that. > > But of course it doesn't hurt to remind people about the report-a-problem > website for problems that are actually in the city of Madison. > > Thanks, > chuck > > > Chuck Strawser > University of Wisconsin-Madison > UW Commuter Solutions > 124 WARF bldg > 610 Walnut Street > Madison WI 53726 > 608-263-2969 > www.wisc.edu/trans > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:33 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Officer hit by SUV > > http://www.cityofmadison.com/reportaproblem . > > ------------------ > Paul T. O'Leary > Chronic Nuisance > Madison, WI USA > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Monica KamalRossa [email protected] > Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:47:29 -0500 > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Officer hit by SUV > > > I am in a wheelchair and today a UW transport van wasn't going stop > while I was crossing in a crosswalk by the Nat and on Friday last week > a metro bus didn't stop while I was attempting to cross. I had to stop > in the middle of the crosswalk and wait for the bus. The driver didn't > even slow down. I backed up in my wheelchair and was worried that > traffic from the other side would start going... > > I am not sure of a baseball bat but I would love video or phone camera > that could be uploaded quickly to the police dept. > > > On Sep 24, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Eric Westhagen wrote: > > > Not so fast. Neither you nor I were at the pedestrian stings. I > > would expect that a "cross-walk" person must be totally out of the > > crosswalk--not just out of the line of traffic. And the sting might > > have been conducted on that basis.--------So, wait for the sting > > about bicycles stopping on empty streets with stop signs---empty of > > anything--but a hiding police person. Would you then claim there > > should be baseball bats for hitting bicycles? > > > > EW > > > > burleigh chorus.net wrote: > >> > >> FTA: > >> "As a pedestrian decoy for the Madison Police Department, Officer > >> Derrick Jones has had close encounters with many vehicles whose > >> drivers failed to stop for him as he crossed busy city streets > >> during targeted enforcement operations. > >> > >> But Jones had just gotten off duty on Sept. 11 and was walking to > >> his vehicle when he was hit in the middle of a crosswalk". > >> > >> > http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_17588ca8-a85 > 0-11de-8a34-001cc4c002e0.html > >> > >> "So far this year, the TEST unit has issued 95 citations to drivers > >> for failing to yield to a pedestrian, most resulting from > >> enforcement operations, Tripke said." > >> > >> Just 95 this year? I bet they could get 95 in a single day! > >> > >> At the risk of sounding extremist, I will reiterate my suggestion > >> that we replace those 'red flags' at intersections with baseball > >> bats. > >> > >> -- > >> .......... > >> -darin > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bikies mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft(r) Windows(r) and Linux web and application > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org --------------------- Paul T. 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