Monty Hill

"You're a friggin' cyclist man, it must be your fault."

-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Steve Brown
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 7:52 AM
To: Greg Crane
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Hefty fines levied against cyclists in Washington County

Suggest the ride be moved to West Linn were traffic laws are not
enforced. I was struck by a car last week making a right turn while
I was in a bike lane. Police and Fire responded to witness calls,
crash report written, no citation issued.

Steve Brown
On Jul 5, 2007, at 8:50 PM, Greg Crane wrote:

> Boy do I feel safer now that the cops are cracking
> down on cyclist. I was almost killed just the other
> day in my Xtera by a cyclist not following the rules
> of the road.
>
> Lucky for me I was doing 15 over the speed limit and
> was able to get out of the very dangerous situation I
> was placed in by a thoughtless person on a bicycle.
>
> Greg
> --- Mike Manning wrote:
>
>> Just thought I should forward this message on to the
>> rest of you.
>> Mike Manning
>>
>> Fellow Cyclists- FYI, on a note I received from a
>> Tri-athlete who rolls in our neighborhood!
>>
>> Part of a group I was riding with yesterday was
>> ticketed $335 apiece for rolling though the stop
>> signs at the intersection of North Plains Rd and
>> Glencoe. The officer indicated that the north plains
>> PD has stepped up ticketing cyclists in the area
>> since the rider was killed a few weeks ago. Beware.
>>
>> Lindsay Kandra
>> Portland TriClub
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