[SDCBC] reason to ride right.

[Jim Baross]

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/01/02/letters/438better.txt

Bicyclists No Better Than Rest of Us
By Charles Kratz

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 | Instead of lobbing softball questions to 
Kathy Keehan, how about some that matter? For instance: Many bicycle 
enthusiasts drive around in their cars with prominently displayed 
bumper stickers proclaiming, "Share the Road." Any driver knows, 
however, that bicyclists rarely, if ever, stop for STOP signs. They 
frequently drive right through red lights, with or without oncoming 
traffic. To add insult to injury, they often wave with their 
outstretched and somewhat lowered hand as if to proclaim, "Watch out! 
I'm coming through." Other times, bicyclists will be riding in 
traffic lanes, when there is a perfectly good bicycle lane or path 
constructed with taxpayer dollars. This seems to happen more often 
than not. What gives?

Do only automobile drivers have to "share the road?" Are bicyclists 
immune from laws that restrict them from using facilities expressly 
for them? Do they think they are better than the rest of the public?

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/01/02/letters/440bikes.txt

Bicyclists and Motorists
By John Eldon, Encinitas

Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 | Thank you very much for printing the 
interview with the San Diego Bicycle Coalition's Kathy Keehan. Kathy 
truly understands the various needs of recreational, transportation, 
and casual bicyclists and does a superb job in her capacity as 
executive director of SDCBC. Motorists, drive attentively and 
recognize that the safest and most appropriate place for a bicyclist 
is sometimes right in the center of "your" lane. Bicyclists, ride 
lawfully and in a courteously, defensively assertive and predictable 
manner. Traffic engineers, design intersections with the needs of 
pedestrians and bicyclists in mind.