(May 16, 2005) --
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You've heard of speed traps but have you heard of a bicycle trap?
Five Utah police agencies will be participating in a state-sponsored crackdown on motorists who aren't sharing the roads with bicycles.
Plainclothes officers will ride bicycles to catch motorists who aren't sharing
the road. Assistant Chief Craig Gibson says it's a growing safety problem.
´One of these days we think the weather will improve. We expect people to be out on bikes. We have a lot of construction in Layton right now and a lot of traffic in general. We want to educate and make people aware there are bicycles on the road.
Assistant Layton Police Chief Craig Gibson says what they'll do is put
plainclothes cops on bikes to catch motorists. Cops in cars will then write the
tickets.
´The only way you can do this type of program effectively is to set it up and
have it choreographed.
On average, the state health department says 900 bicyclists are hit each year. Four other Utah police departments are participating in the statewide
enforcement program.
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The Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) ran a longer piece about the program:
Bike safety program to hit high gear
Friday, May 20, 2005
By Marie MacKay
Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau
In Utah each year, an average of 900 bicyclists are hit and six are killed by
motor vehicles, said Theron Jeppson, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the Utah Department of Health.
"Utah has one of the higher bicycle-motor mortality rates in the nation,"
Jeppson said. "A big part of this was to educate motorists and bicyclists in things that they do wrong that could potentially lead them to a crash."
Roy Capt. Tim Jensen hopes that through this program, they can persuade the public to better follow bicycle safety laws.
"I think there's a lot of ignorance in that area," Jensen said. "There's a lot
of room for education."
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http://www.standard.net/standard/news/51015/
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Ben Winslow Reports: Download the MP3
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Ben Winslow Reports: Listen to Streaming Audio
http://real.ksl.com/video/ksl/2/294/29438.ram
You've heard of speed traps but have you heard of a bicycle trap?
Five Utah police agencies will be participating in a state-sponsored crackdown on motorists who aren't sharing the roads with bicycles.
Plainclothes officers will ride bicycles to catch motorists who aren't sharing
the road. Assistant Chief Craig Gibson says it's a growing safety problem.
´One of these days we think the weather will improve. We expect people to be out on bikes. We have a lot of construction in Layton right now and a lot of traffic in general. We want to educate and make people aware there are bicycles on the road.
Assistant Layton Police Chief Craig Gibson says what they'll do is put
plainclothes cops on bikes to catch motorists. Cops in cars will then write the
tickets.
´The only way you can do this type of program effectively is to set it up and
have it choreographed.
On average, the state health department says 900 bicyclists are hit each year. Four other Utah police departments are participating in the statewide
enforcement program.
--------------------
The Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) ran a longer piece about the program:
Bike safety program to hit high gear
Friday, May 20, 2005
By Marie MacKay
Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau
In Utah each year, an average of 900 bicyclists are hit and six are killed by
motor vehicles, said Theron Jeppson, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the Utah Department of Health.
"Utah has one of the higher bicycle-motor mortality rates in the nation,"
Jeppson said. "A big part of this was to educate motorists and bicyclists in things that they do wrong that could potentially lead them to a crash."
Roy Capt. Tim Jensen hopes that through this program, they can persuade the public to better follow bicycle safety laws.
"I think there's a lot of ignorance in that area," Jensen said. "There's a lot
of room for education."
...
http://www.standard.net/standard/news/51015/
