Comments on: First BTA Advocacy Forum results in good discussion, direction

By: Charles Bruske

Charles Bruske — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:42:35 +0000

Is there any demographic information regarding crashs/confrontations between bikes and vehicles (time of day, location) available. Do incidents occur in specific neighborhoods or areas of the city, and if so, should resources to educate and monitor by law enforcement be targeted to those areas.

By: Steve Couche

Steve Couche — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:29:39 +0000

Please hold another one after the next scheduled one, I had a conflict for the first one in August and another one for this next scheduled one. I also think there is a bigger picture that BTA can start advocating for and it really hasn't shown up yet in BTA materials – Peak Oil is here and yet except for the Peak Oil task force report there is little talk about the impact on cycling that this impact on our society this impact is going to have. We already saw how riding jumped (and mass transit use) with the little jumpt in the price of gas, what is going to happen when gas gets even more expensive and harder to get – the time is coming…. Will the City of Portland be ready?

By: Louis Hall

Louis Hall — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:29:33 +0000

P.S. To clarify, some cyclists threaten pedestrians/wheelchair users safety and well-being. Plus other cyclists.

By: Louis Hall

Louis Hall — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:24:55 +0000

Wheelchair activist, 1st Unitarian Church. Often don't feel safe, nor do some of my friends, including one of our ministers, who cycles slowly across Hawthorne Bridge;
surrounded by macho cyclists who cause her much stress. PSU cyclist friend has been hit four times by other cyclists! Have you addressed this issue? Definitely want to attend next BTA forum.

By: Peter W

Peter W — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:27:18 +0000

I think the biggest thing we could do to make things safer for cyclists (and everyone!) would be to work with the DMV and require drivers to be retested every few years in order to keep their license. Otherwise people forget things and laws change.