Comments on: Biker Down Update: Brett Saks

By: Daily Roundup: 3-feet-please legal test, Texans with broken shoulders, Kidical Mass returns, and more « Bike Intelligencer

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:56:57 +0000

[...] Bicycling, Mountain Biking, Obama Bikes, Rider Down on June 12, 2009 at 7:54 am DrunkCyclist updates a Biker Down thread and legal test of 3-feet-please in Arizona. This is one to watch. See comments [...]

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:49:10 +0000

This may be a question for Ryberg… But I’m wondering if there is an opportunity in a case like this (but not this particular case) for a third party to intervene on the side of plaintiff to ensure laws are enforced in the interest of bicycle safety writ large. Demonstrating harm would seem a long, long stretch for the intervening party, except for the fact that driver behavior is controlled to some degree by the degree to which traffic laws are actually enforced. If laws go unenforced, the safety of cyclists is ultimately compromised (the harm). I’m wondering if there’s a bicycle rights group that does legal action like this, or if there could be. Just wondering.

By: -dan

-dan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:37:01 +0000

“He may not have meant to do what he did, but he is still responsible.”

That is a wonderful statement.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:44:13 +0000

You guys seem to have a high number of cyclists being hit by cars. Much more than New England. I feel for ya. I would be scared as hell to ride in your area.

Everyone that can be there, get there and show support.