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41 Comments for "Bicyclist oozes beer, not blood, after crash in Madison"

1. He did get hit by a bus after all. I think that may be punishment enough.

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   theshaft Oct 25, 2011 6:05 PM

2. Bicyclists can and do get stopped by the police. The Appleton, Wis. Police Dept. was agressive in stopping bicyclists in the first half of the 1980s for running stop signs, riding on the College Ave. sidewalks downtown, riding no handed, running red lights, riding double, etc. Appleton even went so far as to allow non-sworn civilian service officers, usually police science students at Fox Valley Technical College, drive around in Jeeps stopping bicyclists as if they had a quota to fill. Any one remember a few years ago when a young man about 18 or 19, who wasn't supposed to possess a gun, shot two Milwaukee Police officers on South Second Street? He had just been stopped for riding on the sidewalk, which apparently is illegal citywide in Milwaukee. Interestingly I seldom see cops stopping bicyclists for it on Water Street, State Street and other downtown streets. Perhaps it's a case of the Milwaukee police are generally too busy with more serious crimes to handle bicycle violations.

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   JRWOakCreek Oct 25, 2011 7:01 PM

3. I think another reason some police departments may not issue traffic tickets to bicyclists is a bicycle does not weigh two tons or more, nor is it capable of going 75 mph or more let alone causing the potential death and destruction of a car, light truck or SUV. And I suspect many officers probably feel the amount of the fine and points that comes with a traffic violation is too much punishment for the offense done by a bicyclist. That's one reason some cities and villages have specific bicycle ordinances which carry lower fines and no points for violations. Also as another person mentioned, no license is required to ride a bike and in fact those who've lost their drivers license for whatever reason, even OWI, can still ride a bike.

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   JRWOakCreek Oct 25, 2011 7:06 PM

4. Obviously the beer did not survive. The report indicates beer was oozing from his chest where he had stashed some beer cans. The cans must have ruptured either from the crash or when the cyclist inevitably hit the pavement after.

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   JRWOakCreek Oct 25, 2011 7:09 PM

5. Bikes are a valid (and healthy) transportation option. As with the other options, people who ride them can make dumb choices. Sorry, but that doesn't mean we should stop riding. Even on the Hoan bridge, once traffic engineers create a bike corridor there. I've biked across the Golden Gate Bridge in a dedicated bike lane. Why not the Hoan?

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   Thinkingpositive Oct 26, 2011 12:32 AM

6. if everyone in San Francisco jumps in the lake should we do that also?

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   artattack Oct 29, 2011 8:59 PM

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