Thanks for all the support and readership! As you know, I'm still trying to make sense of Baphomet Cycles and the Interweb. I apologize for the inconsistencies. I suspect that things will settle down once mtn bike season if full swing.
At any rate, I've moved everything from here over to the Baphomet Cycles Blog:
I did a little html in middle school (mid 90s) on geocities. Things have changed. For starters: php. That didn't even exist back then. I'm also the crappy-est Dreamweaver on the planet. Thus, I wasted hours yesterday on a project that probably could've been done in 45 minutes.
There's still a lot of content that needs to be added, and some style issues with the blog, but overall, I feel good with it--for now.
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Capital letters indicate new material added to existing statutes; dashes through words indicate42-4-1002. Passing oncoming vehicles.
(1) Drivers of vehicles
proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and,(2) A DRIVER SHALL NOT PASS A BICYCLIST MOVING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION AND IN THE SAME LANE WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC(a) ALLOW ONCOMING VEHICLES AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE
MAIN-TRAVELED PORTION OF THE ROADWAY IN ACCORDANCE WITHSUBSECTION
(1) OF THIS SECTION; AND
(b) ALLOW THE BICYCLIST AT LEAST A THREE-FOOT SEPARATION
BETWEEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE, INCLUDING ALL(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits
a class A traffic infraction.SECTION 2. 42-4-1003
(1), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
to read:42-4-1003. Overtaking a vehicle on the left.
(1) The following
rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the(a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction shall pass to the left thereof OF THE VEHICLE at a safe(b) THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OVERTAKING A BICYCLIST
PROCEEDING IN THE SAME DIRECTION SHALL ALLOW THE BICYCLIST AT LEAST(b) (c) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted,
the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the42-4-1004. When overtaking on the right is permitted.
(1.5) THE DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UPON A ONE-WAY ROADWAY WITH TWO OR
MORE MARKED TRAFFIC LANES, WHEN OVERTAKING A BICYCLISTSECTION 4. 42-4-1005
(4), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:42-4-1005. Limitations on overtaking on the left.
(4) The
provisions of this section shall not apply:(d) TO THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE PASSING A BICYCLIST MOVING THE
SAME DIRECTION AND IN THE SAME LANE WHEN SUCH MOVEMENT CAN BESECTION 5.
Part 10 of article 4 of title 42, Colorado Revised
Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:42-4-1008.5. Crowding or threatening bicyclist.
(1) THE DRIVER
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL NOT, IN A CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT MANNER,(2) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUBSECTION
(1) OF THIS SECTION
COMMITS CARELESS DRIVING AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 42-4-1402.42-4-1412. Operation of bicycles and other human-powered
vehicles.
(5) (a) ANY PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE UPON A ROADWAY AT
LESS THAN THE NORMAL SPEED OF TRAFFIC SHALL RIDE IN THE RIGHT-HAND(I) IF THE RIGHT-HAND LANE THEN AVAILABLE FOR TRAFFIC IS WIDE
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 09-148(II) A BICYCLIST MAY USE A LANE OTHER THAN THE RIGHT-HAND
LANE WHEN:(A) PREPARING FOR A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION OR INTO A
PRIVATE ROADWAY OR DRIVEWAY;(B) OVERTAKING A SLOWER VEHICLE; OR
(C) TAKING REASONABLY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
HAZARDS OR ROAD CONDITIONS.(III) UPON APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE RIGHT TURNS
ARE PERMITTED AND THERE IS A DEDICATED RIGHT-TURN LANE, A BICYCLIST(b) A BICYCLIST SHALL NOT BE EXPECTED OR REQUIRED TO:
(I) RIDE OVER OR THROUGH HAZARDS AT THE EDGE OF A ROADWAY,(II) RIDE WITHOUT A REASONABLE SAFETY MARGIN ON THE
RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROADWAY.(c) A PERSON OPERATING A BICYCLE UPON A ONE-WAY ROADWAY
WITH TWO OR MORE MARKED TRAFFIC LANES MAY RIDE AS NEAR TO THE(I) IF THE LEFT-HAND LANE THEN AVAILABLE FOR TRAFFIC IS WIDE
ENOUGH TO BE SAFELY SHARED WITH OVERTAKING VEHICLES, A BICYCLIST(II) A BICYCLIST SHALL NOT BE EXPECTED OR REQUIRED TO:
(A) RIDE OVER OR THROUGH HAZARDS AT THE EDGE OF A ROADWAY,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FIXED OR MOVING OBJECTS, PARKED OR(B) RIDE WITHOUT A REASONABLE SAFETY MARGIN ON THE
LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROADWAY.(6) (a) PERSONS RIDING BICYCLES UPON A ROADWAY SHALL NOT RIDE
MORE THAN TWO ABREAST EXCEPT ON PATHS OR PARTS OF ROADWAYS SET(b) PERSONS RIDING BICYCLES TWO ABREAST SHALL NOT IMPEDE THE
NORMAL AND REASONABLE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC AND, ON A LANED18-9-116. Throwing missiles at vehicles - harassment of
bicyclists.
(1) Any person who knowingly projects any missile at or
against any vehicle or equipment designed for the transportation of persons(2) ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY PROJECTS ANY MISSILE AT OR
AGAINST A BICYCLIST COMMITS A CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR.(3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "MISSILE" MEANS ANY OBJECT OR
SUBSTANCE.applicability.
(1) This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day
following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment ofpursuant to article V, section 1
(3) of the state constitution, (August 5, 2009,
if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2009); except that, if a referendum(2) The provisions of this act shall apply to offenses committed on
or after the applicable effective date of this act.The more I think about this, the more I'm infuriated by people's lack of compassion towards cyclists . . .
a) The Boulder Police say to stay off the sidewalks and ride in the street.
b) My co-worker Eugene got hit by a car while riding down the sidewalk and broke his wrist.
c) He's still alive.
d) Should I ride illegally on the side walk? Or risk my life in the road?
I get passed by these RTD bus's at least 5 times a day. Some drivers are very courteous and respect Colorado's new law requiring 3' to pass a bike (and making it legal for bikes to use an entire lane of traffic). Other drivers are destined to Hell and try to kill me.
Sounds like Paul Johnson deserves to suffer:
The RTD bus driver arrested this week following a fatal collision with a cyclist in Lafayette was cited nearly seven years ago for careless driving after brushing up against a bicyclist with his bus, the transit agency confirmed Wednesday.
Paul John Johnson, 67, received a careless driving citation June 8, 2003, and was fined after an incident on the Skip route along Broadway in Boulder, said Regional Transportation District spokesman Scott Reed. He said in that case, a cyclist pulled up to Johnson's bus at a red light, knocked on his window and told him he had brushed up against him.
Reed said Johnson's RTD license would not have been suspended as the result of a simple fine for a traffic violation.
But Johnson was involved in a much more serious crash that killed Marvin "Chip" Webb, 42, in Lafayette last week, and police arrested the eight-year RTD driver Tuesday night on suspicion of a misdemeanor count of careless driving resulting in death.
The violation is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Around 9:45 p.m. on April 6, the bus driver started to turn left onto South Public Road from City Center Circle Drive as Webb -- owner of Chip's Café in downtown Lafayette -- rode his bicycle eastbound into the intersection. Webb, who was ejected from his bike upon impact and thrown into the windshield of the bus, died at Denver Health Medical Center the next day.
Johnson is on unpaid suspension while RTD looks into the incident, Reed said.
"This is a very sad and tragic accident," he said.
Webb was the fourth person within a span of four days to die as the result of a collision or accident with an RTD bus. The string of fatalities in early April prompted the transit agency to require additional safety training for all of its drivers.
The information about Johnson's previous driving infraction first came to light Wednesday in a newly released police report about last week's collision.
Among other things, the report details what police observed in video footage shot from a surveillance camera onboard the bus.
The footage shows that Webb tried at the last second to maneuver his Gary Fisher mountain bike to avoid a crash but instead hit the bus so hard that he was launched into its windshield.
Police said Johnson didn't appear to take any evasive actions in the seconds before colliding with Webb.
"It is clear on the video that the cyclist did have a front headlight on the bicycle and that he was traveling on the south edge of the roadway and not in the crosswalk as he approached the front of the bus," the report states.
But police are not definitive about whether Webb's headlight was turned on at the time of the collision.
Johnson told police he didn't think Webb had his headlight on, "as he came out of nowhere and never saw the bicyclist."
He said he was moving at around 5 mph when Webb's bike hit the bicycle rack on the front of his Dash bus and sent it backward into the windshield, breaking it.
Witnesses have said the intersection is well lit at night.
Several officers who interviewed Johnson at the scene said he didn't appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He told police he is on three different medications for high blood pressure.
Johnson, reached at his Westminster home Wednesday, declined to comment.
Friends say Webb was biking home after bowling earlier that evening, and police said he stopped in at a Taco Bell just minutes before the collision.
Contact Camera Staff Writer John Aguilar at 303-473-1389 or aguilarj@dailycamera.com.
Read more: RTD driver arrested in fatal bike-bus crash in Lafayette was also ticketed in 2003 - Boulder Daily Camera http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_14879987#ixzz0lAp2Pw39
People get so bent out of shape when they see a bike using the road. They yell at me, flip me off, honk, etc. And not just drivers--just the other day a pedestrian yelled at me. He said, "THAT'S ILLEGAL!"
Sorry, but riding your bike in the road is actually required by law.
An interesting subject: riding several bikes across. If you're required to ride in the road, and you can legally use up an entire lane, why can't your lane be shared with other bikes? Instead you're still required to ride single-file?
So, pace-lines are "green light" . . as long as they don't stray into an echelon that leads to a peleton?
Sounds to me like a bit of a Shot in the Dark
At any rate, Chip is dead.
RIP
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