{"id":1054,"date":"2014-07-27T13:43:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T20:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecyberwolfe.com\/blog\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2014-07-27T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T20:43:12","slug":"good-for-the-goose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thecyberwolfe.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/27\/good-for-the-goose\/","title":{"rendered":"Good for the goose…"},"content":{"rendered":"

To all of you self-entitled pedestrians and bicyclists that assume the law doesn’t apply to you: if it is OK for you to break the law, then it’s OK for me<\/strong> to break the law. Remember that when you see me accelerating at you while you’re running a red light.<\/p>\n

Seriously now, let’s look at this. If a car runs a red light, he’s a madman, but if a bicycle runs a red, it’s somehow supposed to be OK? If there is room for the bicycle to run the red, then arguably a car with faster acceleration can make it through as well. Maybe I should run those reds alongside you?<\/p>\n

For all of you peds that shout “pedestrians have the right of way”, that just means that if I hit you, I will get a ticket. It does not mean you have carte blanche to cross whenever you want. Yes, yes, I know Oregon has a rule that lets peds cross without a crosswalk, but that only applies if you can manage to be more than 150 feet from an intersection on a back road somewhere that doesn’t have crosswalks. City blocks are 200 feet long. Here’s some of the relevant City codes:<\/p>\n

\n
PORTLAND CITY CODE<\/div>\n
16.70.200 Pedestrians.<\/div>\n
16.70.210 Must Use Crosswalks<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
No pedestrian may cross a street other than within a crosswalk if within 150 feet of a crosswalk<\/div>\n
.<\/div>\n
16.70.750 Penalty.<\/div>\n
(Amended by ordinance nos 165987 and 176394, effective April 17, 2002.)<\/div>\n
Violation of this Chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $150<\/div>\n
.<\/div>\n
(A) Except as provided below, violation of this Chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed $150<\/div>\n
.<\/div>\n
(B) Violation of sections 16.20.470, 16.70.510 A,16.70.210<\/strong>, 16.70.220 and 16.10.060, is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by<\/div>\n
imprisonment not exceeding 10 days or both<\/div>\n
.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That’s right, kids, crossing without a crosswalk is punishable by a fine of up to $500 and\/or 10 days in jail. The only reason you’ve never seen anyone get a ticket from this is the fact that there just aren’t enough cops to enforce it.<\/p>\n

Some days I really miss my old Plymouth with the 400-inch engine. Power-braking that while revving the engine was a sure way to clear the crosswalk instantly. Nothing says “move” like a 3-ton car experiencing 6 inches of\u00c2\u00a0 torque roll.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Here’s a great reference for pedestrian traffic laws in Oregon<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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