Comments on: Cyclist Season – Asheville http://charlottevelo.com/2009/11/19/cyclist-season-asheville/ Charlotte Bicycle Accident Map Wed, 23 May 2012 18:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andrew Israel http://charlottevelo.com/2009/11/19/cyclist-season-asheville/#comment-258 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:04:19 +0000 http://charlottevelo.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-258 This reinforces a belief I have held for a long time.
Bicyclists are still not taken seriously as a form of transportation
on the road. Can you imagine if this incident would have been
between two cars? I bet the person would have had to do some serious time.
I think this shows a really clear bias against those of who
ride velocipedes.

Those of us who use bicyclists as transportation should really view
this as a call to action. I would be interested in a joint campaign with
other bicycle advocacy groups where email campaigns target
a particular city with email and phone call blitz to the municipality
where this occured in.

Until the city is feels a consequence to this action I think
injustice toward cyclists will continue.

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