[SUX VR40 Rider]

This will be extremely one sided. It is my view of steve king. I do not like him, that will be apparent. You may disagree with me if you wish, but please keep it respectful.

Bicycle Advocacy and Safety: steve king does not support safe roadways!

[IanHighfield]

Anybody who can write The Shawshank Redemption is OK with me. One of my favorite books. How he thinks outside of literature is of no interest to me.

[IanHighfield]

Yes, it's a joke.

[SUX VR40 Rider]

Nice.

[TxCyclist]

Politicians for you. Our Governor vetoed a bill that would have made roads safer for cyclists as well. Despite the increase in cyclists deaths the past 10 years.

[CTD50]

Judge Judy is fond of saying, "You know how you can tell when a teenager is lying? Their lips are moving."

Others say that about lawyers; most forget that politicians invented lying.

And back-room double-dealing.
And sex scandals.
And taxes.
And oppression.
And the Catholic Church.
And...(enter your pet peeve here)

OK, MOST of those are true, though.

[djcyberlegend]

Originally Posted by Dean

Politicians for you. Our Governor vetoed a bill that would have made roads safer for cyclists as well. Despite the increase in cyclists deaths the past 10 years.

I heard about that earlier this past summer from one of my Twitter followers. If only the legislature in your state could muster up enough votes to override the veto...

[Nigal]

I happen to agree with King. This is not a case that should be handled by the federal government. This is a state and county issue. We, as a freedom loving society, need to learn to not rely on the federal government so much. If we want to maintain maximum freedom FROM the federal government we have to at the same time not continuously give it so much power over our lives. And at another level it is important that states remain free from federal law as much as possible in order to maintain state's rights.

Does this mean I do not support biker's safety? Of course not, and it doesn't mean King doesn't either. What it means is we don't need the federal government to decide every single thing for us. With all our country has on it's plate, do I really want they spending precious time on bike safety when my state reps can do it in half the time?

Think globally, act locally.

[camilo]

You may or may not be correct about King. It is not clear at all whether he is for or against cyclist's (and pedestrian's etc) rights.

It is clear he is against the federal government dictating - probably without funding- state and local transportation policies. I totally agree with this.

I believe you have analyzed his response to you with a pretty simplistic point of view and should read a little more carefully.

[gatorguy]

I also agree with King. Nowhere in that letter does he say he's against cyclist and pedestrian rights. He may be, but that letter is not evidence to support it. I believe in a smaller Federal government and his views, at least from what I can tell in that letter, agree with mine.

If I lived in his jurisdiction, he would have my vote. What I really like is that he didn't try to BS his views to appease a voter - he stated his views knowing they would be unpopular with the recipient.