Comment 104564

By Standards (anonymous) | Posted September 18, 2014 at 04:47:22 in reply to Comment 104553

Please don't derail this. Just because a bike may cause less damage than a car doesn't mean it's OK for them not to follow posted street signs, vehicle standards, and so on. I don't recall ever seeing a bike blitz by police downtown, near a cycle path, etc., in years. Nor do you hear about it on the radio as part of a PR campaign.

Here's a thought. I've noticed volunteers at intersections at random times on the weekend at certain intersections - mostly on the mountain. A bit of digging found that they are making notes on cars that are going through red lights, using an electronic device while driving or speeding. They then go back to the central station and pull up the vehicle data and the owner of the car is sent a warning letter. There's usually a police car nearby in case things get out of hand. Why not do the same for cyclists? Education campaign from volunteers, cops to pull over those who feel they don't need to stop, signal, drive the right way on the road, illegally pass cars, etc.

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