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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously?  Don't bike after dark?

Drive more carefully.  [/quote]

The most careful driver in the world will hit an object in the road that is not visible. Reflective clothing was invented for a reason.[/quote]

Bikers don't want to be required to do anything at all. They want to do something that is very dangerous but it's everyone else's job to make sure they don't get killed doing it. [/quote]

As drivers, it is our job to make sure we don't kill anyone while we drive, no matter what they're doing. [b]The reason bikes aren't required to be registered and checked for safety equipment, meanwhile, is the same as the reason that pedestrians aren't required to wear lights: because of bikes, cars, and people walking, only one weighs thousands of pounds.  [/b][/quote]
It doesn't take a genius to figure out how to make yourself more visible in the dark. It might actually save your life (hoping you're not an organ donor).
Yeah, this makes zero sense. The reason bikes aren't regulated in any way whatsoever -- the reason why you're free to balance a two year old on your head while riding your bike sans helmet down the middle of Connecticut Avenue during rush hour in the dark -- is because there is no organized group pushing for cyclists to be regulated.  It would make no sense to treat cyclists like pedestrians because, unlike cyclists, pedestrians are on the sidewalk. [/quote]

And it’s time for that organized group to lobby for the creation and enforcement of bicycle safety equipment to appear. If cyclists won’t act in their own interest of safety, then AAA or another group representing drivers needs to start pushing on their behalf.

If bike registration/tags and annual safety inspections save the life of even ONE cyclist, it’s worth all the hassle and associated costs to them. [/quote]

Wow, cool idea!  Even more, we can lobby for speed governors on cars.  I know it's not fun, but if it saves the life of even ONE driver it will be worth it.  Once we do that, if we want to save even more lives we can lobby to ban personal cars altogether.  You're a genius![/quote][/quote]

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