Ack!  Please don't contact Gov. Brewer.  That statement on the GOHS site
is old, from when the director of the office was quite supportive of
bicycling.  Since then, democratic Janet Napolitano (then govorner) has
left AZ to be the Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security, and was
replaced by republican Jan Brewer, who promptly replaced the director of
the GOHS with a new guy, who is quite hostile to cycling.  If you
mention it, it might get taken down...

Donna Lewandowski, M.S.
Safe Routes to School Coordinator
Pima County Department of Transportation
17 E. Pennington St.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: (520) 243-1977
Fax: (520) 243-1990
Donna.Lewandow...@dot.pima.gov

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From: bicycledriving@googlegroups.com
[mailto:bicycledriving@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Serge Issakov
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 11:52 AM
To: sdcbc; Cabo Forum; BicycleDriving
Subject: [BicycleDriving] An incredible statement

"You may occupy any part of a lane when your safety warrants it. Never
compromise your safety for the convenience of a motorist behind you."

Why is that incredible?  That sounds like something one of us "hardcore"
bicycle drivers would say, right?  But what makes it incredible is not
what it says, but where it's posted....  on a web page of the GOVERNOR
of Arizona!

http://www.azgohs.gov/transportation-safety/default.asp?ID=16

Shall we start a campaign to challenge Governor Schwarzenegger and other
governors to top or at least match this?

Speaking of AZ, while bicyclists are still being regularly ticketed for
controlling lanes, progress in AZ courts is apparently being made.
The following blog is about two, no three, recent cyclist wins in
Arizona:

http://azbikelaw.org/blog/take-the-lane/

Serge

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