neal@druny.UUCP (Neal D. McBurnett) (04/23/85)
In Boulder CO, they tried a really nice idea for a while: the carrot rather than the stick. For a month, police officers gave presents to bicyclists who DID follow the rules! This caused a lot more good feeling and adherance than ticketing people. They have also been known to give out speeding tickets, though.... As for passing cars on the right, in Boulder the law is that you can pass all the cars stopped at a light except the last one. This avoids the danger that someone might suddenly turn right in front of you. -Neal McBurnett, ihnp4!druny!neal, 303-538-4852
wagner@uw-june (Dave Wagner) (04/25/85)
> As for passing cars on the right, in Boulder the law is that you > can pass all the cars stopped at a light except the last one. This > avoids the danger that someone might suddenly turn right in front of > you. > -Neal McBurnett, ihnp4!druny!neal, 303-538-4852 > This is a fair and reasonable rule. As soon as the light turns green, all the cars you passed are just going to pass you again anyway, so who's been harmed by your passing them while they're not moving? But you should never, I mean never, pass a car on the right and then pull in front of him. The reason is, I might be driving the car and I would run your butt right off the road! Dave Wagner University of Washington Comp Sci Department wagner@{uw-june.arpa|washington.arpa} {ihnp4|decvax|ucbvax}!uw-beaver!uw-june!wagner "Oh no! I've got . . . . . HAPPY FEET!"