Ah yes letās stop all city business to meet with the emperor
Bicycling is an inherently safe activity. Cars make it unsafe, scary, and nerve-wracking and that's what prevents many people from riding. It's pretty simple!
PPB officers (in their cop cars) are always trying to smile at me and my kid while weāre stopped at lights on our bike but the feeling is not mutual, and we do not smile back.
The city should be deeply embarrassed by this. The 2nd ābest bike cityā in the US, which has seen traffic deaths rise for years, failing cyclists and pedestrians in such a blatant way. Iām still alive, and Iām not going to shut up about this.
I told multiple officers - itās not a budget issue, itās a prioritization issue. They show up 100 deep in riot gear when thereās a handful of protestors, they get millions in unnecessary overtime, but they canāt do the very basic shit like traffic citations?
It's amazing how many posts and stories like this you see. E-bikes are revolutionizing transportation, enabling people to go more places without cars, and there's an all-out assault to kill them.
Shame to see Oregonās state leadership not come up with a solution to prevent these cuts from happening. This is of course how empires fail, things just get worse while the ruling classes focus on robbing the till and building coliseums to distract us.
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