[BHV] Star Gazette article

[Jeremiah Ayers]

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Kingsbury's Cyclery <kcyclery at stny.rr.com>
wrote:

>   On WETM ( i think) the other day they reminded cyclists to ride
> correctly. There's RARELY a "share the road" story that informs motorists of
> a cyclist's rights. I feel that continual articles telling the cyclists what
> to do just gives feeble minded motorists more self-righteous ammo. Most
> drivers are fine but it wouldn't hurt to make the numbskulls a bit more
> aware. Last spring, after the kid was killed at night by a car, the SG ran a
> big story telling riders how to be safe and told them how they're supposed
> to ride.  I asked for a follow up article from the SG that explained the
> same to motorists but I got a " too late, it's old news, been done" vibe
> from them, there was no follow up. Perhaps we need to head them off and get
> the share the road aspect in the first round of Bike Month articles
>
> pk
>
>

Yeah, I saw that on the news...... I raised my voice at the TV (thats not
the same as yelling :-) when I heard how they were pointing at cyclists...
It was someone from Elmira PD who said it, I think.  She said that cyclists
ride on the wrong side of the road and that puts them at risk because they
are "in a place where motorists don't expect to see them".  Implying that
when a cyclist gets hit, it's their own fault.  While I agree that some do
ride on the wrong side of the road, seems to me the recent accidents have
been the drivers faults and yet NOTHING has been noted of that.  Time to
come back to real life.  I agree, the need to start getting on drivers cases
a bit more about their responsibilities to cyclists.  SHARE THE ROAD!!!
(I'm not yelling, just speaking louder)

Jeremiah


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