{"id":186964052,"date":"2010-12-04T22:27:32","date_gmt":"2010-12-04T22:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=186964052"},"modified":"2010-12-04T22:27:32","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T22:27:32","slug":"mayors-bicycle-task-force-response-to-police-charges-against-yates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=186964052","title":{"rendered":"Mayor\u2019s Bicycle Task Force (response to police charges against Yates)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Per City Council Resolution, Nate Evans
\nand the Mayor\u2019s Bicycle Task Force will be working with the Police Commissioner
\nto educate\/train officers in bicycle rights, including the right to be
\nrespected as legitimate travelers of our roadways. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 Mary Pat Clarke<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

14th District,
\n Baltimore
\nCity Council<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

550 City Hall<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\n100 North Holliday Street<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\nBaltimore<\/span><\/span><\/b> ,
\n Maryland
\n 21202<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

410-396-4814 (o)<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

410-545-7585 fax<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

marypat.clarke@baltimorecity.gov<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

B’ Spokes response:<\/p>\n

While I really do appreciate long term solutions we do have a rather immediate problem, since this case was settled out of court, the misapplication of the law by police was not corrected, and as such we need to advise city bicyclists:<\/p>\n

In light of the Yates case, bicyclists in Baltimore City should know that riding on the right side of the street may be deemed by the police to be unlawful where there are parked cars in the right lane.<\/span><\/p>\n

 
The City really needs to provide this guidance to cyclists since it is not found anywhere else. (See: https:\/\/www.mva.maryland.gov\/Driver-Safety\/Bicycle\/default.htm<\/a> which is the latest summery from MHSO and note the lack
\n of can’t split lanes and passing in the same lane.) <\/p>\n

I will also assert that many of the sharrow applications encourage bicyclists to “unlawfully” split lanes, thus opening up the city to potential law suites should the police continue in enforcing motorcycle laws on bicyclists (and I will note that these motorcycles laws are in part to prevent motorcyclists from driving like bicyclists and not to prevent bicyclists from riding like bicyclists.) <\/p>\n

Or the City can fix the problem at the source, which is my recommendation.<\/p>\n

BaltimoreSpokes.org<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

Just to note I did get a response that my point is acknowledged. oldId.20101204222732181<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Per City Council Resolution, Nate Evans and the Mayor\u2019s Bicycle Task Force will be working with the Police Commissioner to educate\/train officers in bicycle rights, including the right to be respected as legitimate travelers of our roadways.  Mary Pat Clarke 14th District, Baltimore City Council 550 City Hall 100 North Holliday Street Baltimore , Maryland … <\/p>\n

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