A couple years ago one bicyclist got a ticket for riding too close to parked cars - and getting doored! http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=23479
This led to both a Madison city ordinance (which I sponsored) and later a state law to require drivers to not open a car door into traffic. Also from the article: "But [Police spokesman Mike Hanson] notes that when a person is injured in a traffic accident, police are obligated to ticket someone, unless they get a supervisor's approval. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Mitchell Nussbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > My understanding is that the police have a policy of not issuing tickets > for traffic violations they didn't witness. (Can someone confirm that or > correct me?) But I think they do make exceptions in egregious situations, > and this may be one of them. > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Paul T. O'Leary" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Monday, May 19, 2014 8:49:01 PM > > *Subject: *Re: [Bikies] Contraflow Lane on University > > Indeed, by what stretch of the imagination is this NOT a violation? > Wouldn't this have constituted running the red light, even if no vehicles > were coming from either of the TWO directions of TRAFFIC? If a cop had seen > the perp make this turn, even without any crash, wouldn't he have been > ticketed? > > On 2014/05/19 20:42, India Viola wrote: > > I didn't visualize your situation until Mitch pointed out that this was an > illegal left on red from University onto Mills. > The driver should definitely have been ticketed. We should each file a > complaint to the police department (Aaron- was it University police or > Madison police?) about this situation. > > india > > > WeAreAllMechanics.com <http://weareallmechanics.com/> > [email protected] > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:46 PM, India Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry Aaron. That sucks. >> Glad you are both physically unharmed. >> Riding with precious cargo ups the ante in a big way, doesn't it? >> Thanks for sharing. It's a good reminder that (unfortunately) we usually >> need to ride as if drivers can't/don't see us. >> >> india >> >> >> >> WeAreAllMechanics.com <http://weareallmechanics.com/> >> [email protected] >> >> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Aaron Crandall < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> What are the chances? >>> >>> I was biking down University in the contraflow lane with my daughter >>> (Mali) behind me in the trailer yesterday and had the green light at Mills, >>> but noticed the driver and passenger of a green Audi both staring down >>> University in the other direction watching for traffic. Instead of stopping >>> and making sure to make eye contact, I proceeded since I assumed the driver >>> would be respecting the red light and stay stopped. I was wrong! >>> >>> As soon as me and Mali were smack-dab in front, the driver decided to >>> instead treat the red light like it was a stop sign and unfortunately for >>> me and Mali, did not notice the bike lane with traffic coming from the >>> opposite direction...CRASH! Thank goodness for me and Mali, especially >>> Mali, that he did not take off more quickly than he did, and reacted >>> quickly by braking. Ultimately, we think he crashed into the bike trailer, >>> which caused me to go down to the ground, and we're thankful that Mali was >>> in the seat on my left, so further away from the impact. >>> >>> Amazingly enough, it doesn't appear that any damage was done to either >>> my bike or the trailer, but my wife probably almost suffered a heart attack >>> from watching while riding behind us on her bike. Long story short, I'm >>> going to make it more of a priority to ensure eye contact with others, >>> especially while riding in a contraflow lane where maybe others users might >>> not be expecting traffic. >>> >>> The driver was not cited, and the police simply filed a short form, in >>> case of any necessary insurance claims, etc. >>> >>> I still can't believe that (a) I was hit and (b) I had Mali with me in >>> the trailer when it had to happen. >>> >>> Aaron >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Paul T. O'Leary > Chronic Nuisance > Madison, WI USA > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
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