Bike/auto discussion.....

["Jeff Griffin" <jeffg@turbonet.com>]

I'll spare everyone the 1000 or so lines it would take to detail the 
incidents that are the source of my frustrations with other drivers, 
cyclists, and pedestrians when I'm using a different mode of 
transportation than they are........

What I think is lacking in many people is an understanding of what 
is acceptable behavior when riding, walking, or driving.  Most of the 
times I've felt threatened while on a bike were the result of 
motorists who thought I was invading their turf or who didn't 
understand their responsibilities when operating a motor vehicle 
around cyclists.  Most of the times that I've almost had a bicycle 
for a hood ornament were the result of bike riders who don't 
understand their responsibilites regarding right-of-way, stop signs, 
lane usage, crossWALKs, etc.   

Rather than organizing events that border on civil disobedience and 
further polarizing people, I think people with time to spare should 
spend that time trying to help more people understand what their 
responsibilities are when walking around traffic, when riding a 
bicycle in traffic, or when operating a motor vehicle.  A better 
understanding of those responsibilities, combined with a little more 
civility, would go a long way toward making us all feel a little safer.  



Jeff Griffin  jeffg@turbonet.com
Affirmative Technologies  http://www.affirmnet.com/ 
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