[Macomb-Cycling] cyclist hit in Macomb this weekend

[Steve Evans]

Good suggestion David. 
It would help police appreciate the issues from a cyclist's viewpoint.
Also, with current fuel costs a bike makes economic sense.
Steve Evans
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  From: david casagrande 
  To: Macomb Area Bicycling Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 5:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [Macomb-Cycling] cyclist hit in Macomb this weekend


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  sounds like another good reason to put more cops on bicycles

  David G. Casagrande 
  http://www.wiu.edu/users/dgc101 
  Assistant Professor of Environmental Anthropology 
  Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology 
  Western Illinois University 
  Morgan Hall 203F 
  1 University Circle 
  Macomb, IL 61455


  > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:32:08 -0500
  > From: P-Cole at wiu.edu
  > To: cycling at macomb.com
  > CC: cycling at macomb.com
  > Subject: Re: [Macomb-Cycling] [S-Smith7 at wiu.edu: cyclist hit in Macomb this weekend]
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  > Thanks, Jeff, for sharing this information--and to Scott, as well. Two thoughts on this disturbing report:
  > 
  > 1. Depending on the response of MPD, more people might call or write to the police demanding that they do their jobs--namely, protect the rights of bicyclists.
  > 
  > 2. This accident and the apparent police non-response is EXACTLY the reason that Critical Mass exists. I strongly encourage everyone who rides a bike (for pleasure, fitness, commuting, etc.) to participate in our local Mass, which happens EVERY month on the final Friday. We meet at 5:30 at the fountain in Chandler Park for a fun, leisurely-paced 30-40 minute ride through town (different route every month). Truly, the more riders we have, the greater impact we have. It's the sort of fun yet meaningful statement that citizens should engage in regularly.
  > 
  > ride on,
  > 
  > Peter
  > 
  > 
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "Jeffrey R. Calhoun" <jeff at outfitters.com>
  > To: cycling at macomb.com
  > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 10:25:21 AM GMT -06:00 Guadalajara / Mexico City / Monterrey
  > Subject: [Macomb-Cycling] [S-Smith7 at wiu.edu: cyclist hit in Macomb this weekend]
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  > This email came in this morning to the bike club website email address.
  > I thought you should all be aware of it. Note - I responded to and thanked
  > Scott for the email and have placed a call in to the Macomb Police
  > Department to see if I can get more details. I will try to keep you all
  > updated as I find more info.
  > 
  > Thanks,
  > 
  > -jeff
  > 
  > ----- Forwarded message from Scott Smith <S-Smith7 at wiu.edu> -----
  > 
  > Delivery-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:04:05 -0500
  > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:02:58 -0500 (CDT)
  > From: Scott Smith <S-Smith7 at wiu.edu>
  > To: mabc at macomb.com
  > 
  > Normally I support our law enforcement personnel but the story I heard from the cyclist who was hit makes me angry. Basically the cyclist was stopped at a 4 way stop waiting her turn to proceed through the intersection when she was bump from behind by a car. Thankfully the car was not traveling fast enough to injure the cyclist but injury was mainly avoided because she was able to get off the bike before it went under the vehicle. The bike was damaged (frame and wheels were bent) and could not be ridden from the scene. What make me angry is that the Macomb police did not want to write up the incident. The cyclist had to insist upon the police doing their job. To make matters worse, MPD apologized to the car driver for having to write him a ticket for hitting a bicyclist. As a cyclist myself, this is not an attitude I want from local law enforcement. There will be more and more cyclists around with gas prices rising and maybe the officers need a session or two to become famil!
  > iarized with the cycling world a bit. A TREK bike is not some trinket that can be replace everyday. Giving prominent Macomb citizens a by just because it was a bicyclist they hit is not right either. Just thought the bicyclists of Macomb should be aware. 
  > 
  > ----- End forwarded message -----
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