There are 2 basic solutions to this problem. Either you change the official
to someone who understands cycling and traffic, or you change the
understanding of the present official. The latter is probably easier.
Several years ago, all of the local police bicycle squad were presented with
the advanced bicycle traffic training course with the one proviso that they
and their bikes could not be recognised as police or police bikes. They
were riding city streets the same as every other cyclist. It gave each of
them a much better understanding of bicyclist's concerns.
Arrange a similar set of bicycling traffic lessons for anyone who makes
cycling decisions. Medical decisions must be made by qualified persons;
legal decisions must be made by qualified persons; cycling decisions should
only be made by qualified (knowledgeable) persons.
Jim Grayson
From: Michael Graff, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:56 PM
[JG >] < Snip >
The question is, how do you reach out to people (state Senator or otherwise)
whose understanding of cycling and traffic is so far off the mark?
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Having been stopped three times by law enforcement officers in three different municipalities over the last week, I want to find an alternative to individual...
Have a non-confrontational, "help me understand" conversation with the police chief. It worked for me. I'm good buds now with the sheriff, and three police...
Bob Bayn
bob.bayn@...
Feb 11, 2009 1:49 am
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... I'm not a lawyer, but I've always understood that the only way to test a law is to break it. Even though judges are supposed to interpret law in order to...
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... Plus 1 on Bobs advice to talk to the police chief or senior traffic control cop. In most states, maybe even all, judgements on traffic citations do not ...
... If you could find a cyclist advocacy organization, and if they were interested in taking on your case, it might be worth going to court. But such an...
Fred, All you have to do is say the word and you will get more help than you want. I was stopped once because the cop didn't like the shape of my handlebars....
I go with talking to the local police hierarchy. I had a problem with a "defective" signal close to a local police station that wouldn't trip for either...
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