Dave German
Some day all the oil will be gone. People will be forced to use foot,
animal and human powered vehicles for travel. It is only then the
oppressors will see the errors in their ways.
From: "Schreck, George" <george.-@pacificorp.com>
Reply-To: george.-@pacificorp.com
To: eva-@ci.hillsboro.or.us, OBRA <ob-@topica.com>
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] Support cycling in Colorado
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:04:01 -0800
I always am interested to see how willing non-cyclists are to impose
restrictions on cyclists for our supposed benefit.
There is this effort,
a city in Texas imposed a restriction on the number of cyclists that
could ride as a group, and
then there is the Oregon legislator that wanted all bicycles to have a
paid registration to assist recovery.
All we really need is safe roads, courteous drivers and laws and
enforcement that allow us to assert our rights. No other approaches
need apply.
I am happy to say that I live in Portland and Oregon generally.
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From: Evan MacKenzie [mailto:eva-@ci.hillsboro.or.us]
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:02 AM
To: OBRA
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Support cycling in Colorado
Big Bicycling Events Banned!
**ACTION ALERT**
The Colorado State Patrol has added an alarming new policy banning the
biggest bicycle events in Colorado! Their new policy limits bicycle and
triathlon events to 2,500 riders, but this limit can be lowered at any
time putting every event at risk. Bicycle tours, races, charity rides,
group rides, and triathlons are all affected.
SAFETY HAS NO LIMITS
The State Patrol says that they are using this ban to "ensure safety."
But a random cap has no effect on the safety of bicyclists. Safety is
based on good event planning, educated bicyclists, traffic management
plans, safe roads, and law-abiding motorists. A well-run event can be
safe for 10,000 bicyclists and a poorly-run event can be unsafe for 100
riders. An arbitrary cap punishes everyone and discourages all events.
Sign the petition!
http://bicyclecolo.org/site/page.cfm?PageID=651
Evan MacKenzie
Urban Planner I
City of Hillsboro
150 E. Main Street, 4th floor
Hillsboro, OR 97123
503-681-6154
eva-@ci.hillsboro.or.us <mailto:eva-@ci.hillsboro.or.us>
http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Planning_Department/
<http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Planning_Department/>
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