This really isn't surprising as Wisconsin is the only state I've lived in where pedestrians really don't have the right of way. It's on the books but it's never enforced. I once saw a lady in a walker crossing at a walk light get hit by a woman making a right on red. A cop that saw it only asked if the old lady was alright.

Another time the same thing almost happened to me. I asked the horse cop at the intersection why he wasn't going to ticket the driver for not even stopping at the red before making his turn and I was told, "It's your responsibility to look before crossing." "But I had a walk light, don't I have the right of way?" His reply word-for-word, "Technically you do but would you rather be right or run over?"

And last year a young girl was killed crossing the street (in Greenfield, I think) and the driver, although speeding, was not even ticketed. They did build a statue to the girl, so there's that.

But if you, heaven forbid, jaywalk in Milwaukee, you WILL get a ticket.

Let me guess, Kevin Bacon is about to move into that town and a movie will be produced about his struggles.

The answer to this is simple. Inundate the authorities with intricately detailed travel plans. Then see how much time and money is then wasted on reviewing these plans.

Ironic thing is, the guy who was riding a bike on the wrong side of the road in the anecdotal evidence in TFA would be perfectly liable for a ticket, IF he's considered a vehicle required to obey the normal traffic laws.

/rides a bike
//obeys traffic rules
///annoyed with those who don't

If you're like me and have lived in podunk town with a group of little napoleons running it you would not want small town government handling anything more than who they hire for dog catcher. Imagine a guy like this deciding things like healthcare and environmental regulations.

Followup article:

DOT officials give small town politician vicious hose beating.

So you gotta file to go to the liqour store or to the adult store to buy a new ballgag. Car drivers should file too since they share the road and all

unyon: BunkoSquad: tallguywithglasseson: Something tells me this isn't a picture of the town of Hull.

Maybe it's the highway to Hull.

They can always stop and rest. I heard that the road to Hull is lined with wooden benches.


*golf clap*

The only time I can see this apply is when a group of 100 bikers or joggers basically do a race or fun-run, without letting the police know. In other words, holding a surprise parade on a public road.

Funeral homes are considerate enough to get an off-duty cop to escort a procession. The local road-biking club should do the same.

And don't get me started with the Harley riders...

Sounds like the chairman needs to put down his giant spoon.

And people make fun of Alabama...

TheSwizz: Let me guess, Kevin Bacon is about to move into that town and a movie will be produced about his struggles.

Kevin's gotten too big, they hired his non-union Mexican equivalent, Juan Chorizo

Wow, this just sounds like some people sitting around playing a game of who can get a stick up their butt the most.

FTA:
While it turns out the town of Hull hasn't had a crash involving a bike or pedestrian since 2008, the community's chairman contends that bikers and runners take up too much of the road, leading to a rash of complaints from irritated drivers.


So the drivers are no longer interested in sharing, they want all the roads to themselves.

BunkoSquad: Diogenes: Anyone else get the feeling that this is happening is because the chairman was mildly inconvenienced by an inconsiderate biker?

Driver pisses you off: "That guy's a dick"
Cyclist pisses you off: "Everyone on bikes is a dick"

Cyclist rides side by side with buddy, instead of front or behind them, placing themselves unnecessarily in traffic, despite having a perfectly good bike lane x 23: "Everyone on bikes is a dick"

Cyclist runs red light/stop sign x 12: "And they don't give a shiat if they die or injure others"

Headso: If you're like me and have lived in podunk town with a group of little napoleons running it you would not want small town government handling anything more than who they hire for dog catcher. Imagine a guy like this deciding things like healthcare and environmental regulations.

Instead of the geniuses we have doing it now?

In other news, there's a place in Wisconsin where people are fit enough to bike or walk

Maybe the guys at Trek Bicycles will have enough of this nonsense and move out of Wisconsin.

I have no problem with bicyclists as long as they are aware of one simple thing: bicycles are legally vehicles like cars and must observe traffic laws such as riding in lanes, on the right, and stop at stop signs and lights. And they do not have the pedestrians' right-of-way. Bicyclists who do not observe these laws piss me off. Too many kids and amateurs think bicyclists are pedestrians. Then again too many pedestrians are ignorant of which side of the road is the correct side to walk on.

FrancoFile: The only time I can see this apply is when a group of 100 bikers or joggers basically do a race or fun-run, without letting the police know. In other words, holding a surprise parade on a public road.

Funeral homes are considerate enough to get an off-duty cop to escort a procession. The local road-biking club should do the same.

And don't get me started with the Harley riders...

That appears to be the general idea, from the link within the link. (new window)

A town public safety committee, which examined general safety on town roads this summer, came up with a draft ordinance in September that requires biking, running or walking groups to register their travel plans with the town or bans them from using roads outright.

Came for the pic of fat twins riding scooters, leaving disappointed.