Monty Hill

To me making this a law speaks to the attitude of the average non-cyclist, that it is always the cyclist's fault he/she got injured or killed.

It is so indicative of the prevailing attitude, "riding a bike is so dangerous" well the only reason I wear yellow, or strap on the lights or yes even wear a helmet is because there are so many vehicles on the road piloted by people who are just not aware of us or even don't care. It is not their life in jeopardy.

Case in point after the young boy was murdered by the tri-met driver the news gave a lot of coverage to the mother who stated that they always talked about riding safety. This really frustrates me. Why did they not interview the drivers mother to ask her how she was taught about safety. Remember the facts of the case at the time were unknown, but the assumption was that they boy was just not riding safely enough. When driving a 10,000lb vehicle across a bike path maybe I should double check that there is not a cyclist. If it were a train line I might double check, but a bike lane? I am sure the driver is traumatized but the prevailing attitude is pre-meditated and remorse is not a remedy to the issue.