Brooke Hoyer
"... wobbling their way against traffic ..."
The technical term is "salmon*."
* thanks to BSNYC for the term
> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:12:09 -0700
> From: RickCJohnson1@gmail.com
> To: gjshep@gmail.com; miker0629@yahoo.com
> CC: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Bend cops send bike scoflaws to diversion class
>
> Folks, consider that bicyclists as a class are much more than us racer
> types. Here in Bend I regularly see exactly the type of rider they are
> are referring to; flat peddling commuter in jeans, no helmet, wobbling
> their way against traffic, sometimes in the dark with no lights. It is
> appropriate that these people learn the applicable rules of the road.
>
> As for the complaints from some users of Skyliners Road they are also
> based on facts. The road is very narrow, with no bike lane or shoulder,
> and has areas with limited sight distances. I have a friend who is both
> a long time resident of said road and one of our local bicycling good
> guys. Even he has voiced public complaint about some riders behavior.
>
> In short, save the outrage for a more appropriate occasion.
>
> Rick Johnson
> Bend, Oregon
>
> Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction...
> One, it's completely impossible.
> Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing.
> Three, I said it was a good idea all along.
>
> Arthur C. Clarke
>
>
> On 4/28/2011 2:22 PM, Greg Shepherd wrote:
> > > From the article:
> > "Not everybody understands a bicyclist has to follow the rules of the
> > road," Carney said.
> >
> > How about, not everybody realizes that bicycles have a right to be on
> > the road? Where's the class for asshat motorist to learn about bicycle
> > rights and safety?
> >
> > G
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Candi Murray wrote:
> >> http://www.katu.com/news/local/120895614.html
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