[Mpls] Bike issue

Michael Atherton athe0007 at umn.edu
Thu Jan 20 15:38:15 CST 2005


Jane Strauss wrote:

> I have noted of late many adult bike riders in Minneapolis 
> who are putting themselves and others at risk by
 
> -Not stopping at stop signs or red lights, and I believe that 
> as vehicles in the street they are required to
> -pulling into the street from behind parked vehicles

Interesting, I have seen the same behaviors exhibited by
both pedestrians and vehicle drivers.  There seems to
be a general lack of respect for traffic regulations in
Minneapolis.  The reason such behavior exists is simple:
lack of enforcement.

Michael Atherton
Prospect Park








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