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Tuesday, Oct 07, 2008 - 12:58:15 am CDT

The dental students are not cheating. Stealing test questions is cheating.

Compiling a list of questions after a test and sharing them with future classes is compiling a study aid and has been going on everywhere since schools have existed. Anyone ever hear of CliffsNotes?

Calling previous test questions the teachers’ intellectual material is a bit of a reach, unless they have created a unique answer to the question.

To those teachers who complain that changing questions from year to year is more difficult than it appears, give me a break.

The examples of discipline at other schools were examples of actual cheating, and had that occurred here, I have no doubt the dean would have taken appropriate action, which he has in fact done given the situation here.

I hope he gets his $150 back!

Jerry Kroeger, Lincoln

Change up County Board

This is a very important election not just nationally but locally. Do all voters know what the responsibilities of the county commissioners are and the power they possess?

They are responsible for managing the county funds, care of county property, adoption of the county budget, setting tax levies and salaries of elected and appointed county officials, appointment of officials, administration of programs established by state law, approval of road plans, development of the comprehensive land use plan, management of the jail, human services, and meeting as the County Board of Corrections and Board of Equalization.

Nationally, the slogan has been “it’s time for a change;” it’s the same for the County Board. We need to get new input.

The good old boys have been there for too long. They do not function as well as they could. Our high taxes need more oversight. This is why we need Nancy Intermill, a woman of honest integrity and no obligations to the entrenched.

Lynn Darling, Lincoln

Kleeb will work for us

Last week, for the first time in my life, I made a contribution to a political campaign. It was a small donation (I don’t have much money to spare; who does these days?), but it made me feel good that I could be a part of bringing the change we need to Washington.

For too many years, we have been divided into red states or blue states. Why can’t we just be Americans? Americans who want to make this country strong again. Americans who want to make this country economically healthy again. Americans who want to make this country respected around the world again.

To do that, I’m supporting a candidate who wants to go to Washington to work for us, a candidate who believes in the future of Nebraska. I won’t support a candidate who just wants to put another rung in his personal political ladder. So I will vote to send Scott Kleeb to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 4.

Shelly Burge, Lincoln

Bikers entitled to respect

My husband and I have been biking and walking most everywhere for about a year now, so we’re well aware of how angry some drivers in cars can get at riders of bikes. Normally I’m content to, when we are confronted by a particularly angry driver, blow off steam to my better half.

Friday morning, however, was exceptional. On my way to class (on my bike), I passed a man going along at his own pace. Not half a block later, I heard a horn blare. I’m not talking about the semipolite honk to say “hello, I’m right here in the road.” This was a long and loud blare that said, “How dare you, a biker, be in my way!”

I’m not saying all drivers are this disrespectful to bikers, or even that all bikers are saints. What I am saying is that as people who are using the same roads, we are entitled to the same amount of respect given to any other motorist.

Beca Voelker, Lincoln


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Sean1 wrote on October 7, 2008 6:17 am:
" Beca: Lady, I drive a car and I receive very little, if any respect from bike riders, vehicle drivers, or pedestrians in this town. But all things considered it's a calm and collected commute compared to what you deal with in say, Naples Italy. You literaly take your life in your hands in most other places. Get over it. "

 cheating wrote on October 7, 2008 6:55 am:
" haven't the greeks been doing this for years??? we should crack down on them too then. "

 Ray-J wrote on October 7, 2008 7:46 am:
" As more and more bikers are commuting to work and school it seems Lincoln would be marking and or constructing more bike paths and safe lanes. If a bicycle rider has the option of using a path or safe lane and doesn't and choses to ride in traffic then they will take thier chances, just like the drivers of cars do. "

 Whoa wrote on October 7, 2008 7:54 am:
" Lincoln drivers are rude?! When did that happen? Becca, news flash, Lincoln has some of the worst drivers in the world. They cut you off, they speed, run red lights from half a block away, breeze thru 3 lanes of traffic, don't bother to stop at stop signs, forget the turn signals, drive on top of the dividing line, and then cuss at you when you get in their way. "

 Outside the Box wrote on October 7, 2008 8:13 am:
" Maybe I have loose morals, but I don't care about dental students "cheating" on exams.

When I go to the dentist, I'm not terribly concerned about his ability to recite the history of dentistry or give me a disertation on the causes of plaque.

I am concerned that he can clean my teeth and diagnose and treat anything strange in my mouth. That sort of knowledge cannot be gained by memorizing an old exam - it only comes through hands-on experience. If a dentist cannot perform these techniques they will never be licensed. "

 Chip wrote on October 7, 2008 8:28 am:
" Saying Lincoln drivers are some of the worst in the world is quite a stretch.

What I dislike MORE than speeders are people who are passive-aggressive drivers. They are the ones who sit in a lane right next to someone and refuse to let traffic pass. They defend their position by saying, "I was just going the speed limit." Well, if that is the case, get into the lane that you see is going the speed limit and stay there. It isn't your job to control other's behavior. You are just going to cause and accident by trying to be a traffic monitor. "

 Brave person wrote on October 7, 2008 8:37 am:
" Beca, I commend you for riding a bike in Lincoln. I have lived here all of my life and feel that Lincoln has the rudest drivers. I can't tell you how nervous I get driving in Lincoln because I never know what the next idiot is going to do. I have driven in St. Louis during rush hour and did not feel nervous at all...need to make a lane change, then turn on your signal and they let you in. Here in Lincoln, need to make a lane change, turn on your signal and everyone seems to hurry up to get next to you so you can't get into the lane you need. I was in San Diego, and as a pedestrian, I got honked at for waiting on the curb for traffic to go by before crossing the street because the drivers there actually stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. So Beca, you are a brave soul for riding a bicycle in Lincoln...because driving my car scares me to death in Lincoln, and I could not even imagine what it would be like on a bicycle. "

 not cheating wrote on October 7, 2008 8:45 am:
" This is not cheating because we've changed the definition. This hasn't been going on forever. I never had access to these kinds of materials in college, but I went to a small private school with an honor code. You'd have been sent packing for this kind of thing. I learned about "study aids" in law school, where the old tests (no answers) were in the library for everyone to see (without charge).Best test I ever took was from a judge who had us write the questions. You have to know what you're doing to write the questions and know the answers. "

 CS wrote on October 7, 2008 8:50 am:
" What respect, exactly, would you like to receive, Sean1? You are the one piloting a 2500+ lb vehicle. I have lived DT and in other parts of Lincoln, and honestly the bad cyclists in this town on a bad day are nothing compared to, say, New York, where militant cyclists will take up all lanes of traffic for a couple of miles and it requires a police presence. I would suspect that you can count on one hand over a year the number of incidents that you have had had with disrespectful cyclists. Since we are classified as vehicles and have the same rights you do on the road, what 'special' respect would you want, other than you wish you didn't have to add a whole 5 minutes to your horrendous commute across Lincoln? "

 However- wrote on October 7, 2008 8:54 am:
" Bicyclists have to follow the same rules of the road as the rest of us. Every day I see them run stop signs, hop up and down from street to sidewalk and back again as it suits them. And just yesterday, on a one-way street downtown, I meet one going the wrong way in traffic. So, cut us drivers a little slack. We have to try and drive on a street not knowing what creative bicycling we will meet up with. "

 mackenzie wrote on October 7, 2008 8:55 am:
" Greeks do not cheat. In fact, they are very against cheating. Just because they happen to be some of the strongest leaders on campus and are very committed to their academic success doesn't mean they cheat. Maybe we need Merriam Webster to help us understand what exactly cheating IS and is not.

Thank you, Jerry, for submitting this letter. I am appauled at how stupid people can be for rolling over for and drooling over media smears like this one on those great COD kids. "

 hey becka wrote on October 7, 2008 9:14 am:
" Start putting license plates on your bike, pay wheel tax, and personal property tax on it. After you have done these things , you have a reason to complain. Drivers probably spend up to 300 dollars a year to drive on the streets.What do you as a biker pay? I think the city has gone overboard to please the bikers as it is. "

 Agatha wrote on October 7, 2008 9:21 am:
" In addition to voting for new county commissioners, the legislature and/or the citizens of the state need to address term limits for county commissioners. Each county has its own problem with one or more commissioner that stays in office longer than he or she should.

Use your voting power and vote in November. Then, work for term limits for county commissioners! "

 For those of you who... wrote on October 7, 2008 10:18 am:
" think Lincoln has the worst drivers you are correct. By the fact we have the slowest, idiotic, non-aware and clueless drivers ever. I have lived in many different cities and never have I came across so many people who are unaware of their surrounding. It is like everyone is not paying attention. I am amazed daily how people can drive like this. I don't have much time in my day to do things I like to do so if I am held up by someone going 8 mph under the speed limit I tend to loose my patients. Im guessing all these people who are saying there are rude drivers are the ones who don't know there surroundings and are driving 10 mph under the speed limit. And in which case you deserve to have some defensive driver scare you. "

 LC wrote on October 7, 2008 10:20 am:
" There are safe ways - and considerate ways - to commute in town on a bicycle, I have done it. Then there are jaw-dropping ways like riding on a major thoroughfare in 40mph traffic when there is an open, clear sidewalk right next to the street, or an easy alternate route of side streets. Yes, car drivers should make safe allowances for me when I am biking, and I should reciprocate by not being stupid by riding in fast, heavy traffic. Since there is no contest when it comes to a car-bike collision, I cannot understand the insistence on the part of some cyclists to demand their rights for the sake of having rights. Have fun and be healthy while biking, but if you ride on O street at 5:00pm you can count on being disrespected. Beca says ..."we are entitled to the same amount of respect given to any other motorist." A bicyclist is not a motorist. You cannot possibly flow in 40 mph traffic. It is said by bikers, "We are not obstructing traffic, we ARE traffic." Well, yes and no. On a residential bike route or a trail, you are traffic. During rush hour on Old Cheney you are an obstruction, ESPECIALLY if you have an easy and considerate alternative. When it comes to your safety, use common sense and leave ideals behind. "

 alisa wrote on October 7, 2008 10:49 am:
" bikers save you gas-guzzler drivers parking spaces and congestion downtown and other places. they don't produce the wear and tear on the infrastructure that your 2 ton vehicle does.

I think bikers "give enough" to be given some respect. I can't say I blame them for "creative riding" when it's do that or get run off the road or worse.

when you find a parking spot downtown, even when you could have walked or taken a bus, thank a biker.
when you drive in and out of downtown everyday but don't get choked by the pollution you create, thank a biker. "

 CS wrote on October 7, 2008 11:02 am:
" Look, Ma! The "bicyclists don't pay taxes myth"! I pay wheel tax for two cars and property tax-pray tell me how much destruction my two wheels 23lb (minus rider) vehicle is doing to the street. Ill go scrounge in my couch for some change. "

 MarkyMark wrote on October 7, 2008 11:11 am:
" Beca,

I see more and more people riding bikes in Lincoln everyday. They need to build separate roads for bikes. Lincoln has a poor design of bike lanes downtown. I will admit that I am rude to bikers. I will continue this until they are not in my way. Bikes cannot keep the speed that cars can and belong on the sidewalk or trails in my opinion. I also agree that bikers should pay a tax, then use the tax to build special roads. I pay over $500 for my vehicle every year to drive on these roads. With bikes paying $0 how can they have the right of way? "

 scare wrote on October 7, 2008 11:41 am:
" Bikers are entilted to the same respect but then I honk at cars that do something that scare me or that they might hite me. On the road as the mode of transport gets smaller then there is an increase in the possibility of an accident. Also bikes don't pay any wheel taxes to be on the road so be thankful you get to be on the road. "

 Jeff wrote on October 7, 2008 12:22 pm:
" Jerry - yes, it is cheating. Try telling the State board of examiners for pharmacy, dentistry, medicine, nursing, etc that walking out of an exam and sharing and compiling questions isn't cheating. The only reason it would NOT be cheating is if the faculty were aware and encouraged it... and that would assume that they change their test questions frequently enough. Ultimately the goal is to learn and be competent, and not to give some an unfair advantage. Memorizing test questions isn't the best method to "understand" the material. "

 BOB wrote on October 7, 2008 12:23 pm:
" The cyclists should be paying wheel taxes to support the roads they ride on and carry insurance for the accidents they cause. "

 Mark wrote on October 7, 2008 12:24 pm:
" The real reason drivers in Lincoln do the things they do is because of the way our city likes to move traffic around this town. You can't get through 2 stop lights anywhere anymore without having to stop and go, stop and go, stop and go. Peoples lack of patience and nerves grow everyday this traffic light signal mess in lincoln continues the way it is. How many of you wait at red lights every day when there is no traffic coming the other way? All of us do! Then to top off the snails pace of traffic flow, you insert bickers who disreguard the law right and left. Of course folks driving cars are going to be upset. Let's look at, and solve the real problem instead of pointing fingers back and forth between drivers and bikers. The traffic light flow patterns in this town are a joke, as is the people responsible for programming the computer that runs this giant mess. Maybe someone should ask that idiot Obama what he can do. After all, since he claims he can solve all the worlds problems, maybe he can fix the traffic light problem in Lincoln too....lol. "

 CS wrote on October 7, 2008 12:25 pm:
" Why should we be thankful? All of you noncyclists, thorough your own inaction, have allowed the laws to stand that state we are a vehicle, so until you vote that off the books I really don't care what your 'opinion' is. You are trumped at the state level.I also fail to see how Lincoln, NE can so horrendously designed that bikes don't work, when many other cities, MUCH larger than Lincoln have few problems getting along. And, please, for the record, I paid almost 2200 in property taxes alone, and over 1000 in vehicle taxes in the last year, so kindly get off the 'no taxes' high horse. I also paid sales tax for my bike. I suppose that I dinged you all because of the decreased amount of fuel I use, but the State took care of that by raising my per gallon tax, so there you go. "

 Mark wrote on October 7, 2008 12:27 pm:
" The real reason drivers in Lincoln do the things they do is because of the way our city attempts to move traffic around this town. You can't get through 2 stop lights anywhere anymore without having to stop and go, stop and go, stop and go. Peoples lack of patience and nerves grow everyday this traffic light signal mess in lincoln continues the way it is. How many of you wait at red lights every day when there is no traffic coming the other way? All of us do! Then to top off the snails pace of traffic flow, you insert bikers who disreguard the law right and left. Of course folks driving cars are going to be upset. Let's look at, and solve the real problem instead of pointing fingers back and forth between drivers and bikers. The traffic light flow patterns in this town are a joke, as is the people responsible for programming the computer that runs this giant mess. Maybe someone should ask that idiot Obama what he can do. After all, since he claims he can solve all the worlds problems, maybe he can fix the traffic light problem in Lincoln too....lol. "

 How interesting wrote on October 7, 2008 12:39 pm:
" People advocating special roads for bikers, built with tax money, of course! Let me guess...democrat? "

 Sarah wrote on October 7, 2008 12:40 pm:
" CS said it, and yet people keep bringing up the ol' "cyclists don't pay to be on the road" argument! Very few of us cyclists don't also own a car. I pay for licensing, taxes, insurance, and even a UNL parking pass for my car, just so that it can sit at home and be an occasional option. I hate sharing the road with Lincoln drivers, period, be it in my car or on a bike, but at least on a bike I *can* duck out of the way. And believe me, I do my best to avoid riding in roads--I use a combination of the bike trails and side streets. "

 stignob wrote on October 7, 2008 12:49 pm:
" Oh poor me, I pay all the road taxes so you all with bicycles get out of my way! It's not fair. Ignorance abounds with the bicycle debate. Don't worry most people that ride bikes also own a car and pay their "fair" share. What kind of "free" society do we live in with these kind of comments? BTW, not my problem you pay 500 bones a year, it's your CHOICE as in my CHOICE to ride my bike. What do you want now, for the govt. to bail you out on that poor choice of yours? Also, I'm doing all you a favor for not burning up the YOUR expensive gas. "

 michelle wrote on October 7, 2008 1:12 pm:
" I agree as far as bad drivers here in Lincoln, but the way the lights are set up are bad too. When you got a green light, the very next one is turning red not even two blocks away. They need to change with the flow of traffic.

I dont know how many times I have been driving when a bike rider is on the sidewalk then they hop off into the street right in front of a car. Thats dangerous. I almost hit a woman on a bike riding on Randolf. Luckily for her I wasnt speeding and was looking where I was going or she would be dead. I was so mad at her, I had to swerve out of the lane just to miss her and when I honked at her to get her attention she ignored me. Bikers like that deserve what they get. You ride on the sidewalks downtown just so you can go what way you want instead of using the one way streets. You all cant have it all ways. And why should car drivers who hold insurance and pay street tax continue to give way all the time? If you want bike paths, why dont you pay for them instead of the taxpayers? "

 WheelTax wrote on October 7, 2008 1:29 pm:
" How many of the complainers that bikes don't pay wheel tax license their vehicle out of town?

If you want to get rid of bikes because they don't pay wheel tax, better start getting rid of all vehicles that aren't registered inside the city limits because they don't pay wheel tax either. I see dozens of cars each day during my commute to work that are registered in neighboring counties or states. Let's start making them pay for the streets just like the residents of Lincoln do. "

 Amy wrote on October 7, 2008 2:18 pm:
" Yes, Beca, but only if you and other bikers follow traffic laws. About 75% of the bikers I encounter ride their normal pace on the road with cars, but that at stop lights, they weave in between cars and go straight through the red light if there's no traffic coming or to get in front of the line. Ridiculous!! I hope you are not one of those!!! "

 Terry wrote on October 7, 2008 2:25 pm:
" Cyclists should be paying wheel taxes along with all the other taxes that you pay to put a car on the road. Then they would have the right to ask for a space to ride in. But what they will say is I payed taxes on my car that is in the garage. Well if you have two cars you don't get a free ride on one of them you pay for both. "

 Mark is right... wrote on October 7, 2008 2:34 pm:
" very well put. I would like to know who designs the roads here. I wonder this every day. Why is there a stop light every five feet. Put u-turns up like everyother city! And what is up with the left turn arrows in this town? If you want to turn left you pay the price. It is insane. Is it really that hard to design roads? NO. "

 Ryan wrote on October 7, 2008 3:00 pm:
" Ha! I love the reference to 'the greeks'. I had teachers at NWU who would actually hand us past exams to review. It's amazing what can happen when teachers actually update their material instead of relying on the same exams, semester in and semester out. Heck, we had teachers give us a list of three essay questions and tell us that two of them would be on the test. Wesleyan was a great place because the teacher's trusted not only the students to learn, but themselves to teach. "

 CS wrote on October 7, 2008 3:35 pm:
" The reason cyclists don't pay wheel tax is because they: Don't damage the road, aren't numerous to spend tax money on to create the tax. "

 stignob wrote on October 7, 2008 3:53 pm:
" Yes, those bicycles are creating MASSIVE potholes, TAX THEM! "

 Brock Landers wrote on October 7, 2008 4:04 pm:
" I just love it how a driver can see one example of a poor biker running a stop sign or hopping the curb to get on/off the street and the next thing "at least 75% of all the bikers I see" are thumbing their noses at the law. Seriously, most bikers obey the laws because they do not want to attract negative attention or endanger themselves. We know that in a collision between a 2 ton vehicle and a 20-30 pound bike (sans rider), the bike is going to lose so we don't place ourselves in anymore danger (than we already do just by riding). I can assure that I can point out at least 25 major driving violations that I see car drivers doing for every bike riding violation that I see EVERY DAY! Why aren't the drivers screaming about that?

Oh, build us some more bike trails and we will stay off the streets. Ya, I didn't think you would do it either. "

 OK Mark wrote on October 7, 2008 4:08 pm:
" Mark, if you drive the speed limit you will hit the majority of the lights green. It is when you think you need to speed that you hit every light red.

I don't know how many times I have driven across town, from one end to the other, east-west, north south, both during the morning and evening rush hours and stopped at only a couple of lights. Just follow the speed limit and you will lower your blood pressure and live longer. "

 Bryan wrote on October 7, 2008 4:24 pm:
" I lived in Lincoln for many years and have now been living in Oregon for the past five years. Indeed, Lincoln drivers are VERY SCARY! I feel much safer driving on Portland, OR freeways and other streets than trying to either drive down or, heaven help us, cross HWY 2. I used to wait at least two seconds before entering any HWY 2 intersection for fear of being pulverized by a red-light runner. Lincoln drivers: slow down, put the phone down, and be more considerate! "

 respect goes both ways wrote on October 7, 2008 4:33 pm:
" I've also seen Bikers ignore the stop signs, nearly clobber over pedestrians, and ignore every rule of the road they learned as a car driver.
If you want to share the road fine, but follow the rules! "

 Nat wrote on October 7, 2008 6:14 pm:
" The reason bicyclists don't follow traffic rules all of the time because there is no authority out there stopping them. You would never see a motorcyclist weaving through cars stopped at red lights because 1.) it is illegal and 2.) they might get a ticket. Bicyclists have no fear of tickets. Even the idiot crotch rocket riders don't try to cross at red light because they have the fear that there is a very minimal chance that they might get caught. Some bicyclists can't seem to figure out how to avoid high speed, heavy traffic and follow the laws at the same time. These blatant offenders and bad examples are what stick in motorists minds and undermine the image of the rest of the law-abiding bicyclists. "

 Cole wrote on October 7, 2008 7:23 pm:
" There's no empirical evidence - just my observation. Per capita, cyclists demonstrate far more rude behavior than drivers. EVERY time I approach a crossing light at 30th and South I get have a mild heart attack as I watch a family of cyclists cross one lane, hang out in the median and wait to cross the other lane. Are they going to stop? Who knows! If only there were some kind of mechanism where they could press a button and stop traffic safely - then cross! "

 Re Mark wrote on October 7, 2008 8:51 pm:
" Let's talk lights in this town. Just this evening I witnessed traffic backed up on 84th street from O to past Vine at 5:30. There was no accident holding up traffic. Mark is correct. The traffic signals are not timed properly for heavy traffic during certain parts of the day. Why does the city seem to think giving extended green lights to traffic leaving the city priority over people who live here trying to cross town? "

 aaron wrote on October 7, 2008 9:37 pm:
" i got pulled over on my bike for running a couple red lights. i haven't done it since, and i ride my bike to school/work every day. for the most part, i haven't seen a lot of the problems that people keep talking about. there's a lot of generalizing going around. i've probably been honked at or yelled at by motorists a dozen times in 3 years. most of them aren't quite as high-strung as many cyclists would like to project. nor are 75% of cyclists ignoring the laws and trying to take advantage as their motorist-or-pedestrian status. can't we all just get along? haha... no. we can't. not when there's money involved. "

 RussianMike wrote on October 8, 2008 12:51 am:
" I am both a cyclist and a motorist. I won't say I've never been issued a speeding ticket, and I won't say I've never rolled through that stop light at 17th and J on my bike. (And though I've stopped rolling through lights on my bike and eased off the gas pedal, sometimes everyone else is speeding; I'd better go with the flow, right?)

For the most part, I try to follow the rules. But no where in my daily life have I been so consistently insulted, or as threatened, as when on my bike in traffic. Not at 5:30pm on a busy single-lane thoroughfare (which would be sheer idiocy on my part), but on a four-lane one-way street at 11:00am. Not because I blew through a red light. In fact, I have NEVER, not once, been yelled at for breaking the rules of the road on my bike.

Drivers feel it is their right to insult me, even to threaten my life by purposefully buzzing dangerously close to me, because I am slowing them down.

I am really frustrated with this sense of entitlement regarding taxes. Paying your wheel tax means you get the potholes filled in the spring. (Actually, I have no idea where that money goes.) But what your taxes DO NOT do is give you a magic license that gives you sole access to the road. I certainly didn't get a piece of paper that said any such thing last time I was at the DMV.

The law allows for cyclists to use the city's roads safely. Period. If you have a problem with that, take it up with the city, not with cyclists. "

 Really wrote on October 8, 2008 1:14 am:
" Greeks do the exact same thing without charging Mackenzie and most greeks I know are not the top students or even leaders at all- but thats a different argument. Regardless compiling test questions that the professor has released is not cheating, it is using your resources. If the professor doesn't want their questions to be released as they are going to be reused it is entirely possible This semester one of my professors does this and only gives you a list of what topics you missed on the test, not the specific question. And to Ryan, plenty of professors at UNL also give out old tests as examples and study aids, that doesn't just happen at NWU. The whole issue happened quite awhile ago (from what I've heard from dental students) and is really a non-issue. Maybe the author of the article should find some new topics. "

 New to Lincoln wrote on October 8, 2008 1:15 pm:
" Bikes belong on sidewalks if not they are just targets. "

 Ron wrote on October 8, 2008 8:59 pm:
" Sometimes I drive my car really, really, really slow on the way home from work. It really ticks people off, but I have every right to do it and it gives me a little sense of joy at all of jerks wasting gas by speeding along in their SUVs. Anything above 0 mph is following the law, so those gashogs can just wait behind me until it is safe to pass. I don't have enough guts to get my daily kicks on two wheels, so more power to you bike riders. I encourage other car drivers to have a little fun and save your fellow Lincolnite a little bit of gas not letting their tirades, honking horns, and flashing lights get the best of you. After all, you've already got the best of them. "

 seriuosly wrote on October 15, 2008 5:22 pm:
" maybe you should ride on the SIDEWALK, thats why we have sidewalks. "

 Beca wrote on November 3, 2008 8:46 pm:
" Maybe, in trying to be succinct, I didn't make it clear that what I'd like to see is MUTUAL respect between bikers and car drivers, especially downtown where it's illegal to ride on the sidewalk.

We have to learn to share at least that much of Lincoln's streets. It's what we got those nifty bike lanes for. "

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