[SDCBC] reason to ride right.

[Gene Carman]

I think Charles needs to get out more...  perhaps he has never heard 
of a "California stop" where motorists typically drive right through 
stop signs.

I do agree that cyclists running red lights certainly does nothing 
for our image as law abiding road users...  but in the case of stop 
signs, quite a few motorists fail to come to a complete stop... and 
are just as guilty as some cyclists.

At 08:20 PM 1/6/2007, Jim Baross wrote:
>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.
>
>
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