[SDCBC] avoiding hazards, what is reasonable...

[Jim Baross]

But if the agency owning a Bike Path did the 
same, they'd have immunity, right?  :-(  I doubt it but wonder... fear...

At 11:46 AM 2/26/2008, Kathy Keehan wrote:

>Ok, so let me get this straight. A construction 
>company leaves a couple of large timbers in the 
>road (either they dropped off the truck or were 
>left there for some reason, unmarked) in the 
>dark. It’s ok for them to do that and expect 
>road users to just avoid them? If someone left 
>an unmarked obstruction in the middle of the 
>travel lane, a motorist hits is and is injured 
>or killed, you can be sure that the construction 
>company would have some explaining to do. Why 
>would it be different for bicyclists?
>I’m all for common sense, but come on

>Kathy
>
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>Kathy Keehan
>Executive Director
>San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
>P.O. Box 34544
>San Diego, CA 92163
>858.487.6063
>execdir at sdcbc.org
>www.sdcbc.org