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   Matthew Beasley to jbohren   
   Re: Question for Bicyclists   
   17 Aug 06 20:39:42   
   
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   "jbohren"  wrote in message   
   news:12e9hanebr6c087@corp.supernews.com...   
   >   
   > "Matthew Beasley"  wrote in message   
   > news:nG2Fg.118$7Y4.81@news.cpqcorp.net...   
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   >> "David Loftus"  wrote in message   
   >> news:1155833353.145397.304960@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...   
   >>> Finally, I see a lot more car drivers ignoring and breaking laws than   
   >>> bicyclists, and not just because there are a lot more of them, but   
   >>> because they can get away with it.   
   >>>   
   >>> The results of an error from rolling through a stop sign are not likely   
   >>> to be as deadly for a car driver as they are for a bicyclist.   
   >>>   
   >>> I saw a fellow in a car cruise straight through a red light at 13th and   
   >>> Columbia a couple days ago. Fortunately, though I had the walk signal,   
   >>> my dog and I hadn't quite reached the near corner yet.   
   >>   
   >> I heard about a cop that blew through a stop sign at over 60 MPH in a 25   
   >> zone....   
   >>   
   >> And they are going to let him get away with it.   
   >>   
   >> ---   
   >>   
   >> Sorry, just couldn't help myself...   
   >>   
   >   
   > Was he running code (lights and siren)?   
   >   
      
   No   
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