shane.young@comcast.net

This also may something to the type of person that watches or reads KOIN. I have done some personal experimentation with the different news channels during high and low news times. I have found KOIN to be overly dramatic about their stories with the intent of polarizing their viewers. Less facts more emotion, if they do have facts it is usually one side of the story. Usually they are pro car, pro business, if you?re not with us your against us mentality.

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Kevin Hedahl"
> I find the difference in wording between the two polls very interesting:
>
> KOIN - "Does Oregon need a new Vehicular Homicide law to protect
> bicyclists?"
> vs.
> KATU - "Should Oregon adopt a vehicular homicide law targeting negligent
> drivers?"
>
> I'm not sure how many people in OBRA-land have been to the KATU poll, but
> most people were voting "yes" vs most people originally voting "no" on the
> KOIN poll. This might be a valid way to look at selling the law to the
> public. If the law is sold as protecting bicyclists, it could be defeated.
> If the law is sold as punishing negligent drivers, it might pass easier.
> Since very few people consider themselves negligent drivers, they won't see
> this law as affecting them. Since fewer people statewide ride bikes, they
> likely see no reason for a law to protect bicyclists.
>
> Kevin Hedahl
>
> 2008/6/9 :
>
> > If you're not all polled out, KATU has the same thing going on.
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Team Sales Cycling"
> >
> > > http://www.koin.com/content/hotlinks/default.aspx
> > >
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> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> > > Behalf Of Rick Johnson
> > > Sent: 06/09/2008 12:29 PM
> > > To: cmurray@obra.org
> > > Cc: obra @list. obra.org
> > > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] KOIN Survey
> > >
> > > Perhaps a link to the poll would help get more people to respond...
> > >
> > >
> > > Candi Murray wrote:
> > > > There is an online poll on koin.com asking if you think that there
> > should
> > > be
> > > > a vehicular homicide to protect bicyclist. The poll is failing rather
> > > badly,
> > > > maybe we should skew that statistic?
> > > >
> > > > Candi
> > > >
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> > > Rick Johnson
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