Where is the Crackdown on Aggressive Drivers?
The mayors remarks were encouraging to beleaguered cyclists especially his unambiguous assertion that the problem was dangerous driving and that he was going to do something about it. Unfortunately, so far, the police department has done nothing to prevent a repeat of last years cycling catastrophe. According to police sources, the 25 camera-equipped patrol cars assigned to stopping aggressive driving are spending all of their time on area highways not the city streets where cyclists and pedestrians are dying. Remarkably, police officials say the aggressive driving program, with its video camera cars, is tailored for highway enforcement only. Thus, the mayors strong words have translated into absolutely no concrete action by the police or any other City agency.
