Re: Colorado - Banned bike routes requires alternate routes

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Anne Paulson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:50 PM, MH <hoagy-OlwQ/[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "What would happen when a large bus swerves to avoid a bicycle and is
>> forced into oncoming traffic coming from the opposite direction?" he said.
>> "The city of Black Hawk is unwilling to find out."
>
> Maybe the city of Black Hawk should consider requiring all buses to
> have brakes.  And perhaps they should consider repealing the
> regulations that require motor vehicles to speed and swerve.
>


I am intrigued by the idea of a 30 pound bicycle "forcing" a multi-ton
"large bus" into oncoming traffic. I wish I knew how to do that with
my bicycle!