Hi Terry,

Why no reference to 'pedal pushing freeloaders' this time?

Anyway, as per your call for enforcement, just the other day another cyclist was hit by a driver illegally failing to yield at the corner of Interstate and Greeley. Luckily, she lived. Ironically, at that very moment, the PPB was performing a 'sting' operation to catch cyclists running the stop sign at Ladd's circle. Enforcement is happening, but some might argue it's not being applied properly.

And to address your anecdotes about cyclists breaking the law: good eyes. Those people deserved tickets. Also, just today I saw a car on southbound Interstate blow through a red light at Overlook. When it turned yellow, she sped up, and it was red before she ever entered the intersection. Also, at the corner of NW 16th and Couch I saw a truck disregard the 'right turn only' sign and proceed straight through to Burnside. My window looks down onto a stop sign at which I watch probably fewer than 1 in 20 cars actually bothering coming to a full stop. I should film it sometime. Also, my street has a 25mph limit. Cars regularly go 26-35mph on my street, sometimes faster. And you know what? It really bothers me that the city is turning a blind eye to all of that.

I could keep going with all sorts of anecdotes, but maybe we should give up our sanctimonious attitudes and do what we can to make every road user safer. What do you think, Terry?