Comments for South Dakota Bicycle Coalition http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org South Dakotans for Better Bicycling. Wed, 19 May 2010 15:25:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on On Board by Amy Blackstone http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/01/25/on-board/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Amy Blackstone Wed, 19 May 2010 15:25:42 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=104#comment-505 I would like to help with the legislative approach to getting the 3ft law passed in South Dakota. Please let me know what role I can serve to assist. I've got our area representatives on board in Brown Coutny and Charlie Hoffman from Eureka. Thank you. Amy Blackstone Aberdeen I would like to help with the legislative approach to getting the 3ft law passed in South Dakota.
Please let me know what role I can serve to assist.
I’ve got our area representatives on board in Brown Coutny and Charlie Hoffman from Eureka.
Thank you.
Amy Blackstone
Aberdeen

]]> Comment on SB70 The End by Joe Mizereck http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/02/25/sb70-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Joe Mizereck Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:39 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=194#comment-476 Caitlin, well said. And among those voices that need to be heard are all the loved ones of those who ride. From wives to parents to children to moms and dads, cyclists have a lot of people who care about their safety on our roads. The time to speak is now, not after a loved one has been hurt or killed. The time to act is now. Once the legislative session is over it's time to get to work on laying the groundwork for success in next year's session. Visit your legislator's district office and look them in the eye and tell them you expect them to roll up their sleeves become champions of your loved ones' safety. Tell them you want your son, your husband, your wife, your daughter, your mom, your dad protected. And let them know you will do whatever you can to help them do what they need to do to make sure the job gets done. South Dakota can become a safer place to ride a bicycle, but it's going to take work and the work begins now. Let me know how I can help. Thank you, Joe joe@3feetplease.com Caitlin, well said. And among those voices that need to be heard are all the loved ones of those who ride. From wives to parents to children to moms and dads, cyclists have a lot of people who care about their safety on our roads. The time to speak is now, not after a loved one has been hurt or killed. The time to act is now.

Once the legislative session is over it’s time to get to work on laying the groundwork for success in next year’s session. Visit your legislator’s district office and look them in the eye and tell them you expect them to roll up their sleeves become champions of your loved ones’ safety. Tell them you want your son, your husband, your wife, your daughter, your mom, your dad protected. And let them know you will do whatever you can to help them do what they need to do to make sure the job gets done.

South Dakota can become a safer place to ride a bicycle, but it’s going to take work and the work begins now.

Let me know how I can help.

Thank you,
Joe
joe@3feetplease.com

]]> Comment on SDBC Reflects, Responds To SB70 Amendment by Eric N http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/02/17/sdbc-reflects-responds-to-sb70-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Eric N Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:15:24 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=188#comment-442 Someone want to tell me how a motor vehicle is going to know a cyclist is in the road & will need 3 feet of passing room if they, ya know, CAN'T SEE THE CYCLIST? Someone want to tell me how a motor vehicle is going to know a cyclist is in the road & will need 3 feet of passing room if they, ya know, CAN’T SEE THE CYCLIST?

]]> Comment on SB70 Position Paper Published by South Dakota Bicycle Coalition » Blog Archive » Now Is The Time To Call Or Write http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/02/07/sb70-position-paper-published/comment-page-1/#comment-411 South Dakota Bicycle Coalition » Blog Archive » Now Is The Time To Call Or Write Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:52:37 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=137#comment-411 [...] good bits of information to send them are written in the SDBC policy paper we released earlier [...] [...] good bits of information to send them are written in the SDBC policy paper we released earlier [...]

]]> Comment on Saturday February 6 – Legislative Crackerbarrels by scott cunningham http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/02/04/saturday-february-6-%e2%80%93-legislative-crackerbarrels/comment-page-1/#comment-408 scott cunningham Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:47:26 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=129#comment-408 talked with both senators at crackerbarrel in aberdeen today. When asked them their position on SB70 both said was common sense bill and offer support when it gets to the senate floor talked with both senators at crackerbarrel in aberdeen today. When asked them their position on SB70 both said was common sense bill and offer support when it gets to the senate floor

]]> Comment on Three Foot Law Fits With Rural Roads by Jason Harms http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/01/27/three-foot-law-fits-with-rural-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Jason Harms Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:17:21 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=114#comment-393 Be careful what you ask for. Does anyone think that SDCL 32-20B-5 (shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway) has made bicycling any better. Compare what you think that law means for traffic control to SDCL 32-26-1. While I have seen some tractors and forklifts hug the edge of the roadway, most of the vehicles going less that the average are using the middle of the road. The special law for bicycles allows people to discriminate against us. I once had a county sheriff yell at me out his window that I had to get farther to the right. I went to his office the next day to ask him why. Sighting SDCL 32-20B-5 he thought I could not be in the middle of my lane in a no passing zone on a 2 lane road 3 miles outside of town. There were three of us riding at the time. I have had a patrol captain tell me: riding in the middle of a right hand lane of a 5 lane road is not far enough to the right, if there is a shoulder I have to ride on the shoulder, and ‘my safety’ is not a valid reason to move from the right, despite the fact that 32-20B-5 has the wording “included but not limited to”. If they would enforce SDCL 32-26-26 (driver of an overtaking vehicle shall pass at a safe distance to the side of an overtaken vehicle), we would not need a 3 foot law. Is 3 feet enough? I am about 6 feet tall. If I hit something and fall over, parts of me could be over 6 feet from where I am riding. Do we really want another discriminatory law? If I were to write a discriminatory law for bicycles it would say something like: When passing a bicycle and the next lane is clear, you must yield full lane to the bicycle. When the next lane is not clear you must pass the bicycle as if it is another vehicle. Pedaling 6000 miles a year, I know there is nothing wrong with the roads or laws we already have. Education is what we need. Be careful what you ask for. Does anyone think that SDCL 32-20B-5 (shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway) has made bicycling any better. Compare what you think that law means for traffic control to SDCL 32-26-1. While I have seen some tractors and forklifts hug the edge of the roadway, most of the vehicles going less that the average are using the middle of the road. The special law for bicycles allows people to discriminate against us.
I once had a county sheriff yell at me out his window that I had to get farther to the right. I went to his office the next day to ask him why. Sighting SDCL 32-20B-5 he thought I could not be in the middle of my lane in a no passing zone on a 2 lane road 3 miles outside of town. There were three of us riding at the time.
I have had a patrol captain tell me: riding in the middle of a right hand lane of a 5 lane road is not far enough to the right, if there is a shoulder I have to ride on the shoulder, and ‘my safety’ is not a valid reason to move from the right, despite the fact that 32-20B-5 has the wording “included but not limited to”.
If they would enforce SDCL 32-26-26 (driver of an overtaking vehicle shall pass at a safe distance to the side of an overtaken vehicle), we would not need a 3 foot law.
Is 3 feet enough? I am about 6 feet tall. If I hit something and fall over, parts of me could be over 6 feet from where I am riding.
Do we really want another discriminatory law?
If I were to write a discriminatory law for bicycles it would say something like: When passing a bicycle and the next lane is clear, you must yield full lane to the bicycle. When the next lane is not clear you must pass the bicycle as if it is another vehicle.
Pedaling 6000 miles a year, I know there is nothing wrong with the roads or laws we already have. Education is what we need.

]]> Comment on Three Foot Law Fits With Rural Roads by KartaPurkh S Khalsa http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/01/27/three-foot-law-fits-with-rural-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-389 KartaPurkh S Khalsa Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:02:51 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=114#comment-389 You know, it sounds like fun but riding with no shoulders on a heavily traveled highway with rec-vees speeding past kind of takes the "fun" out of it and adds danger. I would love to travel alongside the Missouri River and follow Lewis & Clarke but I also value my noggin and limbs too much to put myself in harm's way like that. Ride safe, you guys. You know, it sounds like fun but riding with no shoulders on a heavily traveled highway with rec-vees speeding past kind of takes the “fun” out of it and adds danger. I would love to travel alongside the Missouri River and follow Lewis & Clarke but I also value my noggin and limbs too much to put myself in harm’s way like that. Ride safe, you guys.

]]> Comment on Saturday January 30 – Legislative Crackerbarrels by admin http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/01/27/saturday-january-30-%e2%80%93-legislative-crackerbarrels/comment-page-1/#comment-388 admin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:06:27 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=107#comment-388 Thank you Scott. That's helpful. Google couldn't find that last night. Thank you Scott. That’s helpful. Google couldn’t find that last night.

]]> Comment on Saturday January 30 – Legislative Crackerbarrels by scott cunningham http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/01/27/saturday-january-30-%e2%80%93-legislative-crackerbarrels/comment-page-1/#comment-387 scott cunningham Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:30:36 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=107#comment-387 Aberdeen Crackerbarrels start on January 23rd. Jerde Hall Dining Facility located on campus of NOrthern State University from 10:am to noon. Aberdeen Crackerbarrels start on January 23rd. Jerde Hall Dining Facility located on campus of NOrthern State University from 10:am to noon.

]]> Comment on On Board by thE kErnEl http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/2010/01/25/on-board/comment-page-1/#comment-386 thE kErnEl Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:42:57 +0000 http://www.sdbicyclecoalition.org/?p=104#comment-386 "All bikes are created equal" -- haha, good one ;-) “All bikes are created equal” — haha, good one ;-)

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