We know that many of you have been following the situation in one Louisiana parish which passed an ordinance that, among other nonsense, requires groups of 8 or more cyclists to obtain a permit and to publish their ride route in a newspaper. The ordinance also requires cyclists to yield to following motor vehicles. Hopefully this ordinance, which passed by an overwhelming majority, can be overturned. If so, the documentation of the process can end up being an asset to our cause. A small group of Canadian cyclists recently showed what can be accomplished as they took on the system in a frontal attack based on our fundamental right to use the public roadways.
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No Respect San Francisco bicyclists met with San Francisco's Police Commission to say that they need more respect from motorists and police. The police chief invited leaders of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to meet with him and other officers to talk things out. Both sides agreed that police need to be better educated about the rights of cyclists. I could have been killed. Often, the results will be unacceptable, but doing nothing is in many ways an additional assault on the rights of every cyclist.