Comments on: Boise Coppers Bike Safety Car Is Mobile Billboard

By: Zippo

Zippo — Wed, 14 May 2014 23:29:57 +0000

Police Chief: What’s the deal with the motorized bicycles which travel about 25 mph but typically do so in bike lanes or near the side of the road because they are not fast enough to mix with traffic. They are not licensed as a motor vehicle, They’re typically painted black, and typically have a helmetless rider. They are all the hazards of a bicycle and motorcycle rolled into one.

By: rick

rick — Fri, 09 May 2014 17:06:46 +0000

Blask… though you are correct that type of “panic button management” is typical. I know it was rampant when I was in the military anyway. You are right about political correctness also.. if it wasn’t for the appeasement factor no one in their right mind would have come up with the debacle we have with the bikers (all 20 of them) down town. Again I will agree that the lack of crime/too many cops with nothing productive to do plays into this as well. Wow… I must a took too much Prozac this morn… I’m awful agreeable.

By: Blaskowitz

Blaskowitz — Wed, 07 May 2014 15:18:31 +0000

The obvious reason is because Boise has a police department run by individuals who scamper about putting out fires instead of looking at a problem and coming up with a solid solution. Today the loudest screamers are bike riders. So the the answer: media saturation, bumper stickers and voice concern. Has anything really changed? Of course not. Tomorrow it will be an incident at a school requiring a fire to be stomped out and another media campaign. The next day dogs on leashes, followed by unlocked cars, PTSD, guns on campuses (again) video taping cops, chase policies. It goes on and on every month. It never ends because the leadership doesn’t care about a solution. It’s political correctness and indecision at it’s worst. And in the meantime, this city has a few hundred cops trying to decipher the policies these clowns implement and pay the price if they make a misstep. Couldn’t pay me enough to work in this city as a cop. Lack of crime seems to actually confuse the issues here.

By: rick

rick — Wed, 07 May 2014 13:37:24 +0000

I wonder when the all black/dark blue paramilitary uniforms will be replaced by jump suits with logos all over them. Then you can add... if it wasn't for our supply of poweraide and redbull we wouldn't have been able to win this one for team Dave...(Bieter...not Fraizer) to the end of the post shift interview/photo op.

By: Las Vegas Rebel

Las Vegas Rebel — Wed, 07 May 2014 06:20:02 +0000

I was just telling my husband that an officers daily briefing to his SGT. will start sounding like a post race interview from a NASCAR driver with all these “pet” vehicles. “Yeah sarge the yellow and black bike saftey Dodge Charger was out in force tonight. We arrested 3 and wrote 5 violations. We’d like to thank our sponsors at the jail for the assist.”

By: Zippo

Zippo — Tue, 06 May 2014 14:18:12 +0000

I avoid downtown as much as possible and encourage the activist shunning of it by everyone I know. They will expand their taxing geography soon due to their policy choking the life out of business and people within their current reach.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:59:11 +0000

You are right blask…I have heard 3 sound bytes from different people just this morning all blaming drivers for the ills of bikers. I think there needs to be much more attention paid to this problem by LE, but as we have heard before bikers and it seems traffic is not a priority to BPB. For the life of me I cannot figure out what they do all day.. and night if traffic is not a priority since!Boise has such a low crime rate.

By: Blaskowitz

Blaskowitz — Tue, 06 May 2014 01:18:22 +0000

Bike activism…another reason for humans to go through life pissed off and looking for a fight.

By: rick

rick — Mon, 05 May 2014 16:18:15 +0000

Let’s close off downtown to all vehicle traffic…

By: Clancy

Clancy — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:49:42 +0000

I like that the BPD is recognizing bike safety is a worthwhile cause. Now they need to do there part in enforcing laws as they relate to bike safety. The Bike Salmon(wrong way cyclist) and Bike Ninjas(No lights) would be an easy place to start.

Boise has a “3 Foot to Pass” law as noted on this car. That law was passed to feel good after a rash of Cyclist deaths. I doubt it has been enforced but 1 or 2 times even with many complaints. Either BPD needs to get out the enforcement or allow cyclist to submit video proof of these infractions.

I do think that cycling safety needs to be a community effort. It is too bad more organizations were not involved. The Boise Bicycle Project, Treasure Valley Cycling Alliance and Safe Routes to School are the leaders for cycling safety. These organizations are out in the community everyday teaching and advocating bike safety.