Originally Posted by
alathIN
Please enlighten me: which posters in this thread are bashing all LEOs or all drivers?
When there are examples of government officials, who in their official capacity are misbehaving to the detriment of cyclists, a little social media publicity can be constructive. Police departments just LOVE to see their "one bad apple" being a jerk all over the internet. If he's the "one bad apple" of an otherwise quality organization, and a bit of publicity helps them identify that and take corrective action, I'm in favor.
As it happens I am a member of a local cycling advocacy group, and we've done a lot of work to make our city bike friendly. I've met frequently with a sympathetic local councilman. I've donated money to the cause through several venues. My guess is that on this forum I am not alone.
Seriously?
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"Our driving training in the US is simply NOT teaching proper driver behaviour around cyclists... and perhaps only barely touching on the laws... which older drivers (and LEOs and judges) have no clue about.
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"Yet another big man with a badge and a gun. And cops wonder why they are so disliked.
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"So that means that not even new LEOs are being taught about the legal rights of cyclists... again, how do we expect the driving public to have the slightest clue?
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"Unfortunately a traffic cop is a job you can get with pretty much a high school education and some technical training. Not really the brightest out there. Generalizing of course. My favorite one that answers your question perfectly btw. You do know what the word generalizing means correct?
