I have done bike safety programs in the schools for many years. It is my experience that a very high number of students know they are supposed to ride with traffic- If they ride on the wrong side of the road most likely it is because they choose to, not because of not knowing where to ride.
Steve Meiers Safety educator (608) 267-1102 Box 2986 Madison WI 53701 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristine M. Niemann Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 12:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Off the Couch post on cyclist deaths - vulnerable user law Mary, I couldn't agree more. We definitely need to revisit bike education in the schools. I've been meaning to contact someone about getting this in my son's school. Last week I saw I mom and bike trailer and two kids on small bikes behind her on the left side of the road. I had just turned onto the street they were riding on and almost hit them. It sent a chill down my spine to think of the tragedy of if I were a car. also, people don't' seem to understand bike hand signals anymore...especially for a right turn. I see a lot of the straight arm right turn signals, and it's just confusing, since it's against convention. Since hand signals are a split-second type of thing, it can get confusing and dangerous when people start making up signals. kris ________________________________ From: Mary Mullen <[email protected]> To: Matt Logan <[email protected]>; Tom Held <[email protected]>; "Corsi, Larry - DOT" <[email protected]> Cc: Amanda White <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 12:26:41 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Off the Couch post on cyclist deaths - vulnerable user law One thing I’ve noticed regarding bike safety is that a number of people – both adults and kids – ride their bikes on the left facing traffic rather than being on the right going with traffic. I’ve seen this on the Verona Road and Beltline frontage roads and on ordinary Madison streets as well. Maybe some education in the schools is called for? On 4/18/11 11:16 AM, "Matt Logan" <[email protected]> wrote: I know the BFW is well-intentioned in this, but a quick read of the comments clearly demonstrated to me why the BFW is barking up the wrong tree: Our current state leaders are likely to blame bicyclists for their deaths when they hear these stories. I have heard it takes repeating something seven times for a message to sink in, so I will say it again: the BFW’s best chance of making progress with the current administration is funding better, safer travel for children on bicycles. I have talked to a lot of conservatives and listened to conservative radio. They don’t value adult bicycling enough to fund it. If you want to succeed, target improving bicycling for children. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Held Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 9:34 AM To: 'Corsi, Larry - DOT' Cc: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Off the Couch post on cyclist deaths - vulnerable user law http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/120010609.html ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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