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I hope he does... and I hope Serge then fights that ticket all the
way downtown... to the point that the police department has to
"educate" their officers about cyclists' rights.
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At 06:52 AM 6/2/2008, John Eldon wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The next time that particular
officer sees Serge riding anywhere but in the gutter, I fully expect him
to issue a traffic citation for "obstructing traffic." This is
why we so desperately need to educate law enforcement.<br>
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John E.<br>
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<dd>From:</b> sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org
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mailto:sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org</a>]On Behalf Of
</b>JonIsaacs@aol.com<br>
<dd>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:04 PM<br>
<dd>To:</b> sdcbc@bikesandiego.org<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> Re: [SDCBC] SD Police: "You need to be in the bike
lane"<br><br>
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<dd>Hello to all... Here's my thinking...<br>
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<dd>Educating cyclists is the most important thing we can due simply
because an educated cyclist has to the tools to ride safely in the real
world, the world where enforcers are confused and motorists are not aware
of proper etiquette in the presence of cyclists. <br>
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<dd>Educating law enforcement as well as the general driving public is a
worthy dream but it does not give uneducated cyclists the tools to ride
in a safe and sane manner, they are still vulnerable because of their
ignorance. Currently motorists deal with cyclists from a pragmatic
viewpoint, they assume cyclists are going to run stop signs and
stoplights, ride the wrong way, do all the things we see so frequently...
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<dd>Serge's incident was a non incident because Serge has taken the time
to learn proper riding techniques. This meant that when he was confronted
with uneducated police officers he was able to address the issue properly
and continue to ride as he has, positioning himself properly in the
lane. So, rather than being a story about a cyclist tangling with a
car because of improper lane positioning, it is an interesting story
about Serge taking a moment to educate a couple of officers...
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<dd>So, yes it would be nice to train law enforcement officers. If
the enforcers understood the importance of proper lane position and
riding in a law abiding manner, they just might be more interested in
enforcing the laws so that people on bicycles would be much more likely
to abide by the rules of the road... But for my money, I think the
first step give cyclists the tools they need to ride properly...<br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>Jon<br>
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