[*BCM*] The movement AGAINST cyclists

[Jon Ramos]

I stop at red lights, look all around me, then if it is safe, I go.  The right of way should be as follows: Pedestrians, Powered wheel chairs, Cyclists, Vespas, Cars. (notice i did not mention suv's).  Pedestrians can cross streets any time they want so long as it is safe, I don't see why cyclists can't cross intersections at red lights when it is safe for everyone.  
   
  The interview paints a picture that all cyclists blindly run red lights and aim for small children, which is just not true.  Somehow I think there is an over protective mother who's child was nearly hit by a bike, and now she must start a crusade against all cyclists to prevent it from ever happening again.  This woman needs to relax a bit.  Sometimes shit happens, and when it does it is usually because a SINGLE person made a bad decision.  And because it was a bicyclist, she thinks she can change the world.  If it were a car that nearly hit a kid, there would be no crusade, just a woman with a lawsuit against that ONE driver, not ALL car drivers.
   
  
Anne Wolfe <axw at michelmores.com> wrote:
      This piece was in the (generally left wing) Observer yesterday.  To be honest, I thought it had a lot of valid points.
   
  http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1788039,00.html


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