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RonSonic writes: Sounds like the writer is also a little unfamiliar with what to do at a stop sign, so I think he's hardly one to criticize other vehicles. There is that. My rule is that if I don't see the cop I deserve the ticket. Otherwise, do any of us stop for all of them? A couple of years ago while riding around, I came up to a low-traffic 4-way stop intersection, simultaneously with a bike patrol cop (a 'real' VPD constable, not a rent-a-cop) coming the other way on the same street. So I studiously did everything right -- signalled, put my foot down, came to a full stop. He just rolled it and kept going, like any other typical rider. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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I used to live and ride in Berkeley.
Berkeley is a special place in the universe. Both extremes of human intelligence find their places in close proximity there. On one hand, you have students who are bright enough to get into UCB, but somewhat deficient in walking-around sense. A pair of these, who wandered into the street like cows in Delhi, got me a ticket for "failure to yield to a pedestrian". As I explained to the "officer" as he was writing the ticket, had I ACTUALLY failed to yield to the pedestrians, the pedestrians would have been UNDER my car. My one consolation was that they jumped about 10 feet into the air when I slammed on the brakes and leaned on the horn. Meanwhile, people are dealing drugs on the street on Telegraph ave., a block away. Thank god for the berkeley PD! At the other extreme are the "maniac" volvo drivers who cruise down the street at 5 mph- I guess they drive volvos and go slow because they are concerned about getting into wrecks. They brake for no apparent reason, and seem to be telepathically linked to pedestrians a half block away- they will stop before the pedestrian even realizes he wants to cross the street. I shopped for a house there once. THAT was an eye opening experience. It seems the students at UCB, make up a sizeable political force. They want low rents, so they voted for rent control. The result is "mixed" neighborhoods where weeds grow 6 feet high in some yards (rented by students) and very nicely trimmed lawns in others. Real estate prices are typical Cal-idiculous. Hah! |
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 03:15:47 -0600, lppl jij wrote:
Berkeley is a special place in the universe. off topic a bit, but "tune" into http://www.kpfa.org/ to learn more about the Berkeley scene. http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/coolthi...eBerkeley.html and http://www.klcc.org/ to check out the Eugene radio waves. http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/PW/transp...icyclemaps.htm --- "BitwiseBob" - Bob Anderson Eugene Oregon |
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RonSonic writes: On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:43:31 -0800, (Tom Keats) wrote: A couple of years ago while riding around, I came up to a low-traffic 4-way stop intersection, simultaneously with a bike patrol cop (a 'real' VPD constable, not a rent-a-cop) coming the other way on the same street. So I studiously did everything right -- signalled, put my foot down, came to a full stop. He just rolled it and kept going, like any other typical rider. I'm not surprised. If it's a stop I have to make, I'll practice a short track stand, if longer and it's feasible I'll ride a circle or figure 8 to kill time without having to dab. Well, that experience pretty well reaffirmed my sense that cyclists are /usually/ under the cops' radar. Although around here they have been known to do one-month, so-called 'saftey blitzes' -- targeting unhelmeted riders (MHL here), etc. Pedestrian Safety Month is a good one; it would more aptly be called 'Blame the Peds for Getting Hit Month'. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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