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A point or two about bike facilities
Am 24.05.2010 16:40, schrieb Opus:
This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? |
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A point or two about bike facilities
On May 26, 5:01*pm, Jens Müller wrote:
Am 24.05.2010 16:40, schrieb Opus: This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? I guess you'd have to prove that the car hit you, so the burden of proof would be on you. I don't think the 3' law changes that and puts the burden of proof on the driver. |
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A point or two about bike facilities
On May 26, 5:01*pm, Jens Müller wrote:
Am 24.05.2010 16:40, schrieb Opus: This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? 3 FEET AND NOTHING IS THE SAME THING. The car must partially exit the lane to give you clearance, but other cars are behind him honking the horn. Guess WHO gives? Yeah, YOU, the weakest link in the chain. This is NOT a step in the right direction; this is diverting the attention from the issue that we are squeezed on the road with casual disregard or criminal intent... http://www.3feetplease.com/ |
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A point or two about bike facilities --3 feet law is no good
Nice & simple: If it doesn't work in "civilized" Canada, it sure won't
work in the American jungle... A three-foot passing law alone will not be enough to protect Ontario's cyclists from bad drivers. You just have to look to Louisiana, one of the 15 U.S. states with such a passing law. On Saturday, Michael Bitton, 34, a former Listowel resident who is going to school at Louisiana State University, and is a member of the university cycling team, was out for a training ride when he was struck from behind. He's now in an induced coma in hospital, according to news reports from Louisiana, and "fighting for his life." *** ***North America is eventually going to figure out that, for all the right reasons, we need more bicycles on our roads. Dust off your bicycle and go cycling. And if the gas-burning dinosaurs start to crowd you, it's your road and you paid for it. Take the lane for yourself.*** http://therecord.blogs.com/take_the_...-succeed-.html |
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A point or two about bike facilities
Jens Müller wrote
Am wrote This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? Nope, it was just harder to prove that contact with the bike wasnt inadvertent. Now all they have to do is prove that that clearance distance was not ensured. |
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A point or two about bike facilities
On May 26, 10:36*pm, "Rod Speed" wrote:
Jens Müller wrote Am wrote This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? Nope, it was just harder to prove that contact with the bike wasnt inadvertent. Now all they have to do is prove that that clearance distance was not ensured. It would be simpler to place the blame on the driver unless proven otherwise. How about if the cyclist loses balance and falls into traffic? Easy, clear the whole wide lane for the cyclist. He's too fragile to take chances. |
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A point or two about bike facilities
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote
Rod Speed wrote Jens Müller wrote Am wrote This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? Nope, it was just harder to prove that contact with the bike wasnt inadvertent. Now all they have to do is prove that that clearance distance was not ensured. It would be simpler to place the blame on the driver unless proven otherwise. Pity the criminal law cant be done like that. How about if the cyclist loses balance and falls into traffic? Easy, clear the whole wide lane for the cyclist. He's too fragile to take chances. Pathetic. |
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On May 27, 1:47*pm, "Rod Speed" wrote:
His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote Rod Speed wrote Jens Müller wrote Am wrote This law was enacted to give prosecutors a tool that they can use to prosecute people that hit cyclists from behind. If you hit a cyclist from behind you have obviously not passed with 3 feet of clearance and were in fact 3 feet or more too close So before, hitting cyclists from behind was legal? Nope, it was just harder to prove that contact with the bike wasnt inadvertent. Now all they have to do is prove that that clearance distance was not ensured. It would be simpler to place the blame on the driver unless proven otherwise. Pity the criminal law cant be done like that. Not with the laws "made for the driver," but perfectly normal in Holland. How about if the cyclist loses balance and falls into traffic? Easy, clear the whole wide lane for the cyclist. He's too fragile to take chances. Pathetic. Yep, clear the whole lane for him, exit the lane, leave him alone, he's doing something heroic. |
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A point or two about bike facilities
from local forum...
Quote Originally Posted by GandJ "angry/upset bicyclists, and all that other rambling stuff." *** CORRECTION: "angry/upset drivers" vs. "cool fun seeking cyclists." The beast is lose and the man in the cage... http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/im...ge_276x355.jpg |
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A point or two about bike facilities
from local forum...
Quote Originally Posted by GandJ "angry/upset bicyclists, and all that other rambling stuff." *** CORRECTION: "angry/upset drivers" vs. "cool fun seeking cyclists." The beast is lose and the man in the cage... http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/im...ge_276x355.jpg |
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