[SDCBC] Depends on Who is King of the Road

[Jim Baross]

Some are working on a Bicyclists Bill of Rights.

"Roads are for people not just for people in cars"  I said that.

At 11:59 AM 12/2/2007, jwstump at cox.net wrote:
>Friends,,
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>We need to start thinking about roads as transportation systems not 
>car versus bike  territory.
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>Otherwise, the right of way will belong to the biggest bully on the 
>road.  In a democracy we should be first thinking about protecting 
>the rights of the minority and weakest.  Taking this approach he 
>pedestrian always has a reasonable right to the road.
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>All the best
>Stump
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>---- Kathy Keehan <execdir at sdcbc.org> wrote:
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>Ok, you've stumped me. I have no idea whether or not the line is technically
>in the lane or not. If I had to guess, I'd say that the line is not part of
>the lane (otherwise it would be hard to decide WHICH lane the paint belongs
>to - the bike lane or the rightmost regular lane?). If anyone has some other
>information, please let me know so I can store it in my vast reserves of
>bicycle trivia!
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>Kathy
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>From: Neal Henderson [mailto:nealhe at cox.net]
>Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 7:58 PM
>To: 'Kathy Keehan'
>Cc: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org
>Subject: RE: [SDCBC] FW: Mayor Begins Managed Competition Assessments
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>Hello Kathy,
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>As I was riding by bike today a trivia question came up - is the line that
>delineates the bicycle lane on the side of the road and approaching
>intersections IN or OUT of the bike lane?
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>For example if my front wheel was a tennis ball it would be in the bike lane
>- but if my front wheel was a soccer ball it would be out of the bike lane.
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>Cheers,
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>Neal
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>Interesting to note that 'Pavement Markings and Signs', a $4.6 million per
>year program, will be one of the functions considered for managed
>competition. This will definitely impact cyclists, and we'll have to keep an
>eye out to make sure that any outsourcing proposal includes guarantees that
>bicyclists needs will be included and that they will be designed and
>implemented correctly.
>
>Kathy
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