My error: 4' is the new passing law, 4" is what I seem to get from the satanic drivers of public transit.
Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Monday, August 10, 2015 at 4:44:53 PM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > Four inch passing law? Damn, that's generous! > > On 08/10/2015 02:56 PM, ascpgh wrote: > > The enforcement will certainly be retrospective, part of the aftermath > following an event. There are worse conflagrations occurring without > citation for that to become an objective of policing. Just like our 4" > passing law here in PA where the worst offenders are the "professional" > drivers of busses and municipal vehicles. Citations have attached in a few > noteworthy incidents where CCTV captured violations preceding crashes > between bikes and motor vehicles. > > Your senator's effort attempts to codify common sense, a fool's pursuit. > The volumes will break the shelves before being fully encompassing. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Monday, August 10, 2015 at 1:27:17 PM UTC-4, Pudge wrote: >> >> To paraphrase Bill Lindsey: <INITIATE CURMUDGEON SUBROUTINE> >> >> >> >> Meanwhile I heard on the radio this morning that some (presumably) >> well-meaning state senator in New Jersey has introduced a bill that would >> REQUIRE anyone cycling after sunset to wear a reflective vest or other >> reflective clothing. Typical rationale from a legislator who thinks more >> laws will solve everything: "It's very clear to me that drivers are more >> likely to see a cyclist if the cyclist is wearing a reflective vest." Of >> course, New Jersey already has a law requiring cyclists to have front and >> rear lights on their bikes if riding after sunset. So every Garden State >> cyclist who wants to ride after dark would have to buy a headlight, a >> taillight, and now a reflective vest. Under the proposed law, if you don't >> comply, you're fined. >> >> >> >> I *like* reflective stuff – I have triangles on the rear bags of several >> of my bikes. But why is it the cyclist's responsibility to pay for more >> equipment in the hope that it will catch the attention of a motorist who is >> so careless that he doesn't notice a bike with lights on it front and >> rear? Sheesh. >> >> >> >> <TERMINATE CURMUDGEON SUBROUTINE> >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
