But the next time I run into the old "motorists are law abiding, but people on bikes are lawless," cliche, I'll trot out this handy datapoint: Last Thursday and very early Friday, State Police issued 82 citations to people in cars near the Woodburn Outlet stores.
From the Oregonian:Offenses included one arrest for drunken driving, three citations for reckless endangerment [of another person], three citations for driving with a suspended license, one citation for driving without a license, and one citation for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.The Statesman added that
58 citations [were] for "Illegal Stopping or Standing" on Interstate 5.You may also recall 51 citations and one arrest from a crosswalk enforcement action last summer.
That's a whole lotta "exceptions"!
(Photo from the SJ)
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Online in the SJ today:
"Marion County sheriff’s deputies have issued more than 100 citations in the past week because drivers have been ignoring the road closure signs at River Road S, officials said.
In a press release, sheriff’s spokesman Don Thomson reminded drivers that River Road S between Oroville Road and the bridge over the Willamette River in Independence remains closed.
There are areas where the road is still under 4 to 10 inches of standing water, and it has not yet been inspected for safety, he said."
Online in the SJ today:
"The Marion Co. Sheriff’s Office encountered numerous traffic safety violations among Salem commuters during its Three Flags enforcement blitz Friday morning.
Six deputies were deployed along Lancaster Drive SE and Highway 22 east of I-5 for four hours on Friday morning, issuing a total of 74 citations and 11 warnings. Of those tickets, 40 were written for improper use of cell phones. It is illegal in Oregon to use a cell phone for any reason while driving. Each ticket for using a cell phone while
driving carries a fine of $142."
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