Steve Sumner wrote: > As much as I like our friends riding bicycles, I have to admit that I notice > a lot of them disregarding traffic laws. I honked at one person blowing > thru a stop light in downtown, and he just gave me the finger! I've seen a > number of near misses because of this very fact. Where do you bicyclists > get off ignoring the traffic laws??
The same can be said about drivers and pedestrians. There seems to be a general lack of respect in Minneapolis not only for traffic laws, but also for other people on the roads. I believe that this behavior is the result of a lack of traffic law enforcement. If there's no accountability there's no conformity. So how many of us are willing to accept more traffic tickets for a higher level of driving courtesy? Personally, I would; not to mention the fact that an increase in traffic tickets results in a gain in revenue and indirectly in a reduction in crime. However, I'm not holding my breath, expecting pedestrians to not to jaywalk on cold days and getting police officers out of their patrol cars during snow storms maybe a little unrealistic. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
