Bike Messangers Oppose new Bike Laws, Hit & Run

Nothing better than finding out that Bike Messengers will be holding a protest at their little hang out, LOVE Park, at 5PM today to protest the new bike laws that were proposed. They say they have no problem with current laws, but say the new ones target them specifically.

The fines would raise for existing laws (riding on the sidewalk, running red lights) and banning "breakless bikes". Again, the Bike Messengers oppose these ideas.

But on a sad note, one of them was hit early on Thanksgiving:

Fletcher said she was yelled at by an angry driver near 23rd and Locust and then struck by his silver hatchback at about 2:30 a.m. Brito says police are treating the incident as an accident, not the hit-and-run they said it should be.

Was this a hit-and-run based solely on the person being a cyclist? If it was, it simply is tragic to see this happen, especially due to the severity of the injury. I hope she has a speedy recovery. This hit-and-run driver needs to be persecuted immediately.

Again, the protest is:

LOVE Park
5PM Today