thanks for posting..this makes good sense..when I get to the stops (almost never run a red though, almost always weight, unless the 45 second rule happens) I always slow considerably, stop pedaling and stand on the petals...one, it shows drivers and peds nearby that I'm not just another one of "those damn scofflaw bikers", its A LOT safer for me than running it..because it's really not that rare to see a car blow off a stop sign and not even think of looking for a non car in the intersection, I'm also much more noticable to the cars because I'm "larger"....quite frankly, I feel as much at risk by my fellow cyclists NOT abiding by the rules in many places-more so than the cars, especially around campus and downtown...my wife had to have surgery after a crash because of a cyclist not following the rules...I've had several accidents as a result with luckly no signficant injuries but some pretty good damage to my bikes.
Troy Thiel First Weber's Capitol and West Towne Offices Over 300 Properties and $60 Million Sold! 429 Gammon Place, Madison, WI 53719 cell: 347-9670 email: [email protected] or [email protected] website: TroyThiel.firstweber.com --- On Tue, 8/25/09, Michael Rewey <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael Rewey <[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] Rolling Stops To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 5:45 PM More thoughts from Chicago on rolling stop legislation. http://thechicagobicycleadvocate.blogspot.com/ Mike Rewey _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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