[Macomb-Cycling] cyclist hit in Macomb this weekend
randy
tweety at bushnell.net
Tue Jul 1 07:03:05 CDT 2008
I would go even further and suggest that police should be required to
ride around Macomb on a bicycle without their uniform on to get a feel
for the problems cyclists have with traffic and poor, inattentive, and
obnoxious drivers.
Randy Patterson
Steve Evans wrote:
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> 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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> sounds like another good reason to put more cops on bicycles
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> David G. Casagrande
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> > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:32:08 -0500
> > From: P-Cole at wiu.edu
> > To: cycling at macomb.com
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> > Subject: Re: [Macomb-Cycling] [S-Smith7 at wiu.edu: cyclist hit in
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> > Thanks, Jeff, for sharing this information--and to Scott, as
> well. Two thoughts on this disturbing report:
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > ride on,
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> > Peter
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> > 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 /
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> > Subject: [Macomb-Cycling] [S-Smith7 at wiu.edu: cyclist hit in
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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.
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> > Thanks,
> >
> > -jeff
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> > ----- Forwarded message from Scott Smith <S-Smith7 at wiu.edu> -----
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> > 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.
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