Re: Edmund, OK Bike Infastructure

I'm 0%. Never argue with OK police.----- Original Message -----From: Win Allred Date: Friday, February 4, 2011 3:03 pmSubject: Edmund, OK Bike InfastructureTo: meteorologist-+wRDtsSxdS/[email protected], Touring > Kim, were you riding on a restricted access road when the police > officer told you to find an alternate route?  If not, unless > Edmund has adopted rules that disallow bikes to travel on public > streets, the officer was out of line.  The State of OK treats > bicycles as a motor vehicle from what I hear of other riders there.> > As cyclists we need to actively defend what rights we have to > the public roads.  I won't get into an argument with a police > officer because that is an argument one cannot win.  What I will > and have done is to calmly explain to the officer that I think > he/she is incorrect and try to explain why.  If he or she will > not hear me out, I tell them I will comply with their > instructions but that I would like to have their name and badge > number to file a repoert.  If that is refused, I remind them > that I have been respectful and agreed to follow their > instructions.  As soon as it is possible I then file a report > with time and location and car number if available.  So far i'm > batting 100 for results.> > Win Allred> > Live for Today, Yesterday is Gone, Tomorrow may not Arrive!> _______________________________________________> Touring mailing list> [email protected]> Browse and search the archives: http://search.bikelist.org> Unsubscribe or list settings:> http://www.phred.org/mailman/options/touring>