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Enforcement

A call for patience and a new paradigm

By Elly Blue As we debate stop signs, police enforcement, targeting of bicyclists (or not), and the definition of a brake, let’s clearly draw one distinction. On the one hand, there is the idea, often brought out at times like this, that some (or most) bicyclists think they are above the law. On the other … Read more

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December 14, 2006

Elly Blue (Columnist)

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Mayor supports sting, cites safety concerns

A local cyclist, concerned with what she feels is too much “negative police attention on cyclists,” emailed the Mayor’s office after this morning’s enforcement action and has heard a detailed response from one of his staffers: Here is the response as relayed by the Mayor’s “public advocate,” Jeremy Van Keuren:

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December 13, 2006

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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