http://westnorth.com/2008/03/13/whos-really-at-fault/ an irregular view on cities Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://westnorth.com/2008/03/13/whos-really-at-fault/#comment-16233 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:54:30 +0000 http://westnorth.com/2008/03/13/whos-really-at-fault/#comment-16233 [...] * Two Greg Hinz tidbits: (1) it turns out that a VP of bicycle-component maker SRAM, F. K. Day, is in the same six-figure Obama-fundraising league as Valerie Jarrett. I suspect that has something to do with this June bike-industry fundraiser that he hosted for Bikes Belong Coalition’s board. [Bikes Belong Coalition is a 501c6 that can participate in political activities, although it has an affiliated 501c3 foundation.] (2) Hinz wrote a column calling for “an armistice” between cyclists and drivers. Valiant, but still seems a touch “car-headed,” considering he talked to a major ER’s chairman who said he’s seeing “more than usual” numbers of injured bicyclists — nearly one a day, with most admitted to the hospital. I bet there aren’t nearly that many drivers checking in with bicycle-related injuries. I also bet that most of those crashes were the drivers’ fault; as is the case in bike-car crashes elsewhere. [...]

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