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  • Re: Rights to the road

    From Catrike Ryder@21:1/5 to Roger Merriman on Thu Jul 3 05:52:58 2025
    On 3 Jul 2025 09:18:25 GMT, Roger Merriman <[email protected]> wrote:

    Frank Krygowski <[email protected]> wrote:
    Good news in Pennsylvania:

    <https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/cyclists-arent-required-to-get-off-the-road-for-faster-traffic-pa-supreme-court-rules/>

    Similar decisions in Ohio occurred a couple decades ago:

    <https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2010/02/trotwood-v-selz-a-great-victory-for-cyclist/>

    That does seem a very low bar, not sure how much it will change things, US >and Canada are notable by the lack of walking/cycling and car centric
    roads.

    But perhaps it can be built on.

    Roger Merriman

    Having a legal right to be on the road won't protect a cyclist against
    a drunk motorist, a texting motorist, or a motorist who wants to go
    faster than you're riding.

    --
    C'est bon
    Soloman

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to Frank Krygowski on Thu Jul 3 07:42:29 2025
    On 7/2/2025 9:28 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
    Good news in Pennsylvania:

    <https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/cyclists- arent-required-to-get-off-the-road-for-faster-traffic-pa- supreme-court-rules/>

    Similar decisions in Ohio occurred a couple decades ago:

    <https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2010/02/trotwood- v-selz-a-great-victory-for-cyclist/>


    A good thing, and I cared about it more during a few decades
    of daily commute.

    Had an absolutely perfect ride today in beautiful mild
    summer weather and saw not one moving auto. Life is good!

    --
    Andrew Muzi
    [email protected]
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Catrike Ryder@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Thu Jul 3 09:46:05 2025
    On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 07:42:29 -0500, AMuzi <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 7/2/2025 9:28 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
    Good news in Pennsylvania:

    <https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/cyclists-
    arent-required-to-get-off-the-road-for-faster-traffic-pa-
    supreme-court-rules/>

    Similar decisions in Ohio occurred a couple decades ago:

    <https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2010/02/trotwood-
    v-selz-a-great-victory-for-cyclist/>


    A good thing, and I cared about it more during a few decades
    of daily commute.

    Had an absolutely perfect ride today in beautiful mild
    summer weather and saw not one moving auto. Life is good!

    Country roads, take me home
    To the place where I belong...

    --John Denver..

    --
    C'est bon
    Soloman

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  • From Roger Merriman@21:1/5 to Frank Krygowski on Thu Jul 3 09:18:25 2025
    Frank Krygowski <[email protected]> wrote:
    Good news in Pennsylvania:

    <https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/cyclists-arent-required-to-get-off-the-road-for-faster-traffic-pa-supreme-court-rules/>

    Similar decisions in Ohio occurred a couple decades ago:

    <https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2010/02/trotwood-v-selz-a-great-victory-for-cyclist/>

    That does seem a very low bar, not sure how much it will change things, US
    and Canada are notable by the lack of walking/cycling and car centric
    roads.

    But perhaps it can be built on.

    Roger Merriman

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
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