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" Recently, a friend of mine was in her car, stopped at a stopped sign, when a bicyclist plowed into her. Even though he was in the wrong, he got an attorney and is demanding that she pay up (note: he had no injuries). I&amp;#x27;m sure we&amp;#x27;re all in favor of sharing the road, but where&amp;#x27;s the happy, healthy--and safe--middle ground in this tug of war between bicyclists and drivers?**** I&amp;#x27;m all for biking as a mode of transportation. It&amp;#x27;s good for the Earth, and our health. But have you ever been driving along and--gasp-- a bicyclist nearly plows into you, out of nowhere? Or have you seen a biker weave in and out of traffic, ignoring traffic lights completely? It made me scratch my head when I heard news that Oregon is considering a law that will allow bicyclists to ignore stop signs. The proposed legislation permits bikers to &amp;quot;slowly roll through stop signs&amp;quot;--without stopping, and without getting a ticket. Many states and cities have passed &amp;quot;bicyclist&amp;#x27;s bill of rights&amp;quot; legislation aimed at making the road safer for those on two wheels. And that&amp;#x27;s a good thing. But this new law? While it may remove the inconvenience of stopping for bikers--let&amp;#x27;s face it, it&amp;#x27;s a pain in the you-know-what to brake, in a car or on a bike--is this really such a good idea? Tell me what you think? Should bikers be permitted to ignore traffic laws like this one? Bikers, don&amp;#x27;t be shy! P.S. Check out this adorable bicycle built for two, and read about past health controversies here on Vitamin G. iStock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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