Had to go into Boulder to pick up the daughter this evening. It was just before 8pm and the bicyclist comes through an unlighted intersection (29th and Valmont)going north on 29th and turning east on Valmont as shown by the red line on the map below.
The bicyclist had no lights, no reflectors (or useful reflectors) and the intersection has no overhead lighting, not to mention he ran a stop sign. In other words it was dark and he was barely visible. To his credit he turned and stayed in the bike lane but riding your bike in this fashion is absolute lunacy and creates a dangerous situation for all involved.
Last week I saw a Boulder speed trap that was pure pettiness. There is absolutely no doubt the trap was all about making money and had nothing, totally nothing to do with safety. The Boulder police department needs to stop this type of speed trap and work on idiot bicyclists driving without proper lighting or reflectors in the dark.
Fat chance. It seems that if you’re not burning fossil fuels you can pretty much do what you want in Boulder, except jog naked on the Pearl street mall!
