I missed my regular Friday post due to some fabulous hooky my wife and I played by taking advantage of a friend to look after our kids while we celebrated our wedding anniversary (3 months late!) with an overnight trip out of Austin. To make up for it, here are two videos that have recently [...]
Posts Tagged ‘crackdown’
APD continues the “There is no crackdown” crackdown on cyclists
Looks like the Austin Police Department is again focusing on ticketing cyclist for traffic violations. Just don’t call it a crackdown. Bike Noob reported on four club riders getting tickets for failing to completely stop at a stop light when turning right. The officer told the group he was issuing citations because of the grief [...]
APD denying any crackdown on cyclists ever happened
In interesting e-mail from Austin cyclist Tom Wald is circulating about the Austin Police Department and their much reported crackdown on cyclists who break traffic laws. Tom wrote the police department a letter criticizing the program for singling out cyclists when motorists cause the vast majority of accidents that involve injury and deaths. Regardless of [...]
