vision2020@moscow.com: Re: bicycle fatality

Re: bicycle fatality

Sam Scripter (scripter@mines.uidaho.edu)
Fri, 2 May 1997 11:33:45 -0700 (PDT)

On Fri, 2 May 1997, Miles Moore wrote:

> The Palouse Bicycle Touring Club has set the date for a memorial
> ride for May 10th, 12-noon at the Tidyman's parking lot. We will ride
> through down town Moscow and through down town Pullman, so that we are
> more visible.
> I think it is time we start educating motorist that when the trail
> is built, cyclist will still use the Moscow-Pullman highway. We are talk

This is a critical need.

> about an 8 mile path, I usually ride from 50 to 300 miles a trip (I'm a
> long distance cyclist), 8 miles is not even a warm-up to me. I do feel the
> Trail is an important addition to both communities, but it is not a fix
> for car and bicycle relations.

Yes, you are "right on"! The trail is NOT A FIX!

> Someone told me that a particular person is going to outlaw
> bicycles on the Moscow-Pullman highway onces the path is finished. I will
> fight this, because once they close one road they will close other roads.
> Isn't it time that we as cyclist stop talking about being involved, and
> become involved. "so here's your chance, come on the ride with use May
> 10th."

I was not aware of any mechanism by which "one person" can enact such
unless it is someone highly placed in the WS DOT. But I think there are
some local folks who would try to have that restriction enacted.

Be must be on our guard and not let that happen.

Sam Scripter

> Remember people that ride together, stay together!
>
> Miles G. Moore

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