I thought I was a pretty good article. Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 30, 2013, at 11:27 AM, "Matt Logan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > When we talk about bicycle safety in terms of interactions with cars, I find > it odd that a traffic engineer would neglect to mention that the #1 crash > scenario in Madison and the State of Wisconsin is a turning motorist failing > to yield to a bicyclist riding through the intersection. The Traffic > Engineer quoted in the article instead suggests separating modes – but that > doesn’t fix the intersection problem, in fact separation can make safety > problems worse. This is why we need to keep turning the screws on the > traffic engineers – they are still stuck looking at problems in terms of > automobiles. Heck, Noyce can’t even correctly use the word “Vehicle” (which > is defined in state law to include bicycles). > > http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/340.pdf > > “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is > or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except railroad trains. A > snowmobile, an all−terrain vehicle, and an electric personal assistive > mobility device shall not be considered a vehicle except for purposes made > specifically applicable > by statute.” > > http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/is-it-time-to-start-enforcing-bike-traffic-laws-on/article_17e8ebd5-13e7-5173-86f4-c13dbcf97467.html > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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