| Re: NJ legislators & bicycles in the news
> Pete Garnich, owner of Knapp's Cyclery in Lawrence, said it's a waste of
> time.
>
> His store takes people out on weekly group rides and Garnich said he
> can't recall anyone talking on a cell phone while riding a bike.
>
> "I wouldn't say it's a problem," he said. "You can't breathe and talk.
> It's absolutely ridiculous."
I disagree.
I ride through San Diego State on my commute home. Just the other
night I had to yell at a student riding his bike the wrong way in a
bike lane while talking on his cell phone (not a hands free unit). He
was coming right at me and completely oblivious to my presence, in
spite of my two 15 watt headlights, until I yelled at him.
But I'm not completely blameless. A few years ago, during the Grand
Tour Double Century (near Malibu, CA) I sprinted up a hill and rode
away from the person I was riding with. I slowed down to wait for her
and used the time to call my wife on the cell. It was a quiet country
road, however.
Anyhow, even if the bill has some merit, it would be unlikely to be
enforced, like the law concerning motorists and cell phones.
Tom
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