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Such a common sense proposal… I’m sure we can find a reason why “this will never work” in Washington (or Seattle, for that matter).
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I get the point, but “If Boise were a city in Oregon, it’d be our second largest,” just cracks me up.
It’s definitely common sense. But I’m betting the neo-cons will find it favoritism for liberals somehow.
If Boise were a city, then Seattle would be a….
Yup – this is sensible. As a bike rider and a driver, I like it. Now if only we replace Tukwila with Boise.
why it won’t happen in the sound: too hard to use latest techno communications gadget while riding. pc says nahhhhh.
As an R….sounds good to me. Efficiency and making use of limited resources seems like a good recipe for bicycling as well as government.
It has worked for years – Why do our Legislators take time and our tax dollars to legislate “Common Sense”
Bicyclist really don’t need Legislation to tell them how to ride Carefully. Let’s get on to more important matters.
Stops signs are silly anyway. They should almost all be yield signs. In the UK stop signs are a rarity. Between “give way” signs and roundabouts they save fuel and wear and tear on vehicles by not stopping.
Bicyclists should be excused from obeying stop signs because they’re better than motorists. They’re not only more efficient, they’re just plain better drivers, the elite.
It is our sacred obligation to avoid inconveniencing them.
re 9: Unless their actions are creating a head-on crash situation — in which case they are road kill.
So, under the Idaho stop law it would be legal to do what I do when I ride my bike anyway and the crazies who totally blow stops will get an even bigger ticket? Sounds good to me.
The laws of superior tonnage and self preservation pretty much cover safe biking.
@8
Shit, ya!
I went on a 50 mile ride today and had a bunch of cars yield the right of way to me when they didn’t have too. That NEVER used to happen.
This just too cool.
A dollar a day until Norm goes away.
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Thank you Norm for helping us elect progressives. The ball’s in your court sore loser.
@12:
Since when do you pay taxes to pay for any sign, let alone a stop sign or a yield sign? Those who don’t pay can’t say–once again a lesson learned for our local “I’m between jobs damnit, I am!” YLB. Back to Momma’s basement kid….
i’m all for this, but i’m also all for jaywalking, for pretty much the same reasons
I have to say, bicyclists do not much respect traffic signs already. I think such a law would make them even more bold in their recklessness. Try to be a driver on a road where bicyclists think they rule–it ain’t pretty.
So not losing momentum is the most important thing on the road, not safety? I did not know that. Interesting.
re 16: Another important thing to make bicycling enthusiasts happier is to get out of the way on footpaths when they yell “right behind you!!!”
I’ve almost been hit more times than I can count in this way. I would like to shove a stick in their spokes and say “Not anymore!!” That would give them a reason for those pointy helmets and unmanly spandex attire.
@ 17
Hey shit-for-brains !
If you didn’t waddle your fat ass in the bike portion of the lane, we wouldn’t have that problem, now would we ?
You try and ‘shove a stick’ in my spokes and they’ll be a loooonng time finding a big enough shovel to DIG MY FOOT OUT OF YOUR ASS !!!
Troll the list of shit you DON’T know would fill 100 libraries – and I don’t mean libraries like the George Bush Library which has only one book in it – “My Pet Goat!”
@19
Wise men realize just how much they do not know, so I am proud to admit to you I don’t know jack shit about anything.
I’m fine with freeloading bikers.
They pay nothing for all their bikepaths.
Time for bikers to step up.
Need to pay for an extra tax on energy bars and horrid looking tight spandex.
No more freeloading by bikers.
Troll that may be the first time you’ve ever said anything remotely intelligent in your entire life.
This could be a positive if it were coupled with aggressive enforcement and big fines for the bicyclists who blow through stop signs and stop lights without slowing down or ride the wrong way down the road.
Greg Nickels’ weight is causing global warming!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/ho.....387203.ece
ewp–
Cops are afraid to enforce the laws on bikes.
They will wait until there is another death.
Some bikers want all the benefits and none of the responsibilities of the road THEY PAY NOTHING FOR!
That said, many bikers are very courteous….go out of there way to be safe.
It’s the ANGRY LEFTIST KLOWNcyclists who are the problem.
Once a few get run over and mangled I suppose things will change.
We need a huge financial commitment from bikers. It’s loooooooooong overdue.
Bike Tabs==$500.
Fat Bikers==$600 (carbonfart emission surtax)
@21, 25
Cyclist pay the same sales taxes, property taxes and income taxes that everyone else does. Most of us own cars so we’re paying gas taxes too.
I’m all for putting a small surcharge on cycling related purchases to go for cycling related infrastructure as long as there’s sub-area equity attached to it.
@23
If only they’d do the same for motorists.
Again – The child rapist CYNCYN is doing what he does best – quoting made up stats he pulled out of his ass because in general, he knows less than zero about anything other than how to obtain child porn – which he excels at.
Driving/riding between SLU-Fremont-Wallingford, this is what cyclists do NOW.
Thanks for the good info, Mr. Cynical. When I become a bicyclist, I can stop paying taxes. I didn’t know that!!! Thanks for that valuable tip.
Now can you tell us HOW cyclists avoid paying taxes? It’s not intuitively obvious to me, but I’m sure you can explain it for us.