Comments on: The AZ Star on Platinum Status

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:31:00 +0000

Maybe if Tucson cyclists actually OBEYED a traffic law occasionally, they’d get more sympathy. After being clipped (as a pedestrian) several times by jackasses on bikes, I’m cheering for the SUVs.

By: delete-the-star

delete-the-star — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:08:00 +0000

Erik,

It’s ironic that one of the top news stories today is “More pedestrians and cyclists dying on Tucson roads.”

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/231470.php

Hmmm.

-Charlotte

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:03:00 +0000

Jeez, does Tucson have any bike cops? Maybe if they got a taste of what’s it like to ride…

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:49:00 +0000

Ahh, now I see how the process works. So one of the “E”s – Enforcement – can truly suck toads, as it does; as long as we’re good enough on the other “E”s to make up for it. You gotta admit, as far as lots of bike lane miles, freely available maps of such, cyclist and public awareness education programs, riding encouragement programs and such – Tucson is way ahead of most communities, at least most of the ones where I’ve lived anyway. That leaves a lot of wiggle room for TPD and the DA’s office to continue to be the bigoted asshats they seem to be and we still get a pretty good average grade. Of course that’s little consolation to victims that are denied equal protection under the law as a class because of their choice of transportation.

So maybe instead of trying to present the problem through the Bicycle Advisory Committee (who are less apt to see the problem clearly because other than that we’re doing a pretty good job), we should start filling up the “call to audience” roster at the Citizen Police Advisory Review Board, or perhaps the City Council subcommittee that sets the TPD budget?

By: MikeOnBike

MikeOnBike — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:32:00 +0000

A criticism of the BFC program, with suggested improvements:

http://www.labreform.org/BFC.html

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:37:00 +0000

I have not been an avid bicyclist since 1976. However, I would not want this false honor if I were a Tucson bicyclist. Such an honor bestowed on Tucson would denigrate all those other cities that are “Platinum” and I would question the validity of the entire “commendation” or rating system.

Mr. Ryberg, you definitely deserve commendation for representing your clients. The injustice they are experiencing from the TPD is astounding and completely unacceptable.

By: tucsonbikelawyer.com

tucsonbikelawyer.com — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:24:00 +0000

Hi Mickey,

Yes, we are currently gold. One short step away from being a bicyclist's heavenly paradise!

EBR

By: Mickey

Mickey — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:11:00 +0000

Are we even gold status right now? I see all these signs that say “Bicycle friendly city 2004-2006″