[SDCBC] all road users need education

[JonIsaacs at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/11/07 11:21:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
serge at issakov.org writes:

> That is, better education of all motorists is an excellent idea, but I 
> think the alleged "need" for it tends to be way overblown, particularly with 
> respect to making cycling in traffic "safe".  I have a particular distaste for 
> the implication that riding in traffic is not safe, and will not be safe, until 
> motorists are better educated, or cyclists are physically separated.  That 
> implication makes cycling seem much more dangerous than it actually is, and is 
> hardly a boon to making cycling be more popular. 
> 
> But as far as Gene's point about reaching all road users regarding the 
> spreading of the knowledge that Dan wrote about, yes, training through existing 
> channels is probably a good idea.  But I don't know how we get that to happen.  
> In the mean time, I would like to at least see the information spread within 
> the cycling community through the existing channels that we have, like this 
> one. 
> 
> 
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Serge:

Well said.

I would like to see better education/training for all vehicle operators, not 
so much because I am a cyclist but rather because I am also a motorist...

But given that we can connect with people who ride bicycles and that it is 
clear from observing people riding biycles that many lack basic road skills, 
efforts at educating cyclist seems to offer the most return on any effort.

jon
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