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Well here is a question to be asked... where do service vehicles
park? Beyond landscapers I see other service vehicles parked in BL
quite often... SDGE, phone company, cable company, even police
while the latter are doing some sort of computer work or have a speed
trap set up. The fact is various motorists use bike lanes for
parking all the time. <br><br>
Should these vehicles be required to park in the wider
"automotive" lane? That would certainly give motorists a
taste of the situation that cyclists often face. <br><br>
At 03:02 AM 11/4/2007, JonIsaacs@aol.com wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>In a message dated
11/3/07 8:20:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, hollenbeck2001@yahoo.com
writes:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">So if a tree fell in the bike
lane and a rider crashed into it, who would be liable? <br>
And would anyone hear it? ;-)</blockquote><br><br>
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Hello to all:<br><br>
My personal attitude is that this is not a laughing matter.
We are discussing a tragic situation that resulted in someone dying, a
young life is gone and a family is most certainly grieving.<br><br>
People have pointed out that the cyclist could have avoided this fate had
he been more aware and understood that the bike lane is not often not the
safest place to ride. I agree with that.<br><br>
However, the fact remains that apparently there was truck parked
illegally in the bicycle lane and that truck was an unnecessary
hazard. I see this on a regular basis and I make an effort to
address the issue, either with the driver or if that fails, with someone
at the local police station. As we have seen in other
threads, if given some effort, cars and trucks parked in the bike lane
will be ticketed by the city. And too, a camera can do wonders, the
right photos to the right person can achieve immediate action.
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If I had ridden in the area on a regular basis and had seen trucks
regularly parked in the bike lane, I would be asking myself if maybe
further vigilance on my part might have avoided this tragedy. I
believe education gives riders their single most important safety tool
but that does not prevent me or you from asking that laws be obeyed and
Bike Lanes be respected.<br><br>
When those laws are ignored and as a direct result someone is injured, I
think it is reasonable to hold the violator accountable. For better
or for worse, that is the theory behind our justice system.<br><br>
Jon Isaacs<br>
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