Thanks to Ken for his informative post. It sounds like what he teaches is along the lines of what has been called utility cycling, that is, how to ride safely on streets along with other traffic, and knowing what your rights and responsibilities are.
John Forester would applaud your efforts. I read an analysis, maybe by John, recently that analyzed why cyclists would rather ride along a busy street than a quiet residential street, if they were forced to stop at every stop sign encountered. It had a lot of figures about how many watts of power it took to start from a full stop and compared the effort needed to that typically available. If anyone is interested, send me e-mail and I'll try to find it again. One of the problems with bikes and joggers on sidewalks and the pedestrians in crosswalks law is that drivers are mandated by the law to stop for those IN the crosswalk. Many times, bikers and joggers will be some distance from the crosswalk when the driver looks for a pedestrian or bike in the crosswalk. Two seconds later, as the driver starts turning, there is now someone in the crosswalk who was not previously visible. This is covered by the law, where it says that it is the pedestrian's responsibility not to move into the crosswalk if it is not safe to do so. Bruce Gaarder Highland Park Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ 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
