From: Alice Vernon <vernon.mail@gmail.com>

Date: February 9, 2011 6:47:58 PM EST

To: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Buckle Up. It's the Law!

I agree with and like the "Please, Share the Road", like the construction zones that say "Please slow down, my Mommy works here". It works because no one really wants to run over someone's Mom or really a cyclist but maybe they still want to send the message that they are not happy we are on the road making them wait to pass. 

 I think the "Buckle Up" works because people know they will get ticket for not using seat belts but most likely not for not sharing the road.  It is too subjective.  Motorist word against cyclist.  Also, when pushed off the road or passed too close, how many of us really see and remember license plate and reports it?

Just my opinion.

Alice

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com> wrote:

After last week's BB meeting, Ben Scott pointed out to me that people don't seem to have any problem with "Buckle Up.  It's the Law!"  

I wonder if some people find our bumper sticker, "Share the Road.  It's the Law!" objectionable because consciously or sub-consciously, they do not believe that cyclists have the same rights as motorists.  I wonder if these aren't the same cyclists who will move to the right edge of the road when it's not wide enough to be passed and crash in the ditch rather than to take their lawful place in the lane.  What annoys me about such cyclists is that they're training motorists to expect other cyclists to do the same.  For me, I'd like the bumper sticker to say, "Please, share the road.  It's the law!"

Frank

Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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