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Here’s an excellent article by Steven Elbow, a cyclist in Madison, imploring motorists in that city to open their eyes a bit. Apparently, things in Wisconsin are a bit out of control. I should be thankful for the climate we have here in Los Angeles. Here’s one, very good quote, from Dave Schlabowske, Milwaukee’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator in the article:

“…[Motorists] see this bicyclist roll up to a red light and then just roll through it, to them it seems so obvious and so egregious,” he says. “But they never think, ‘Well, I was just breaking the law for the last eight miles.’ They’re not thinking about their own behavior.”

And here’s another:

I also think that the motorists’ anger toward cyclists is way out of proportion with bicyclists’ anger toward drivers, not because bicyclists are better people, but because almost all of them also drive cars. Maybe things would get better if more motorists got on a bike.

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