Yesterday, five bike riders, me included, successfully evaded a red-light runner at Treat and Speedway. Today, I was walking when two riders barely avoided another red-light runner at 3rd and Country Club.
Proposition 414 promises more money for the police. The police union says yeah. But, from where I walk and ride, I don’t see it curtailing the prolific light running and excessive speeding that plagues us. I’d prefer to see red light cameras and computerized speed monitoring followed by prolific automatic ticketing. Worried about surveillance? Ditch the cell phone. Driving is a privilege not a right.
Then, there’s the Community Corridors Tool. It proposes pedestrian and bike friendly development. I’m old. I’ll ride almost anywhere. But I know thirty-year olds-who won’t ride bikes in this city due to the reckless nature of far too many drivers.
So, good luck, Tucson. Both initiatives might come to be. Whether either improves anything of real meaning in this town, well, we'll see.
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Betsy Lubis
Midtown
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