SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
Know rules of sharing roads with cyclists
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Florence Bridge Club
Thursday Afternoon Pairs Session May 21, 2015
Scores after 5 rounds Average: 25.0 Section A
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MPs
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4 57.00 28.50 C 2 1 0.42(A) D. Gustafson - M. Weiss
2 53.00 26.50 A
L. Little - M. Buchanan
1 49.00 24.50 A
L. Hundtoft - L. Johns
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There are many bicycles on
today’s roads. More people are
using bicycles as a means to
commute for entertainment and
for exercise. Some of the more
common reasons include low
cost to operate, reducing the
consumption of fossil fuels,
and exercise.
Motorists should remember
these tips when sharing the
road with a cyclist:
• A bicycle is considered by
law to be a vehicle. When a
cyclist has stopped and remains
astride their bicycle at an inter-
section and/or for a traffic sig-
nal, they are to be treated as a
vehicle waiting for their turn to
proceed.
• Many children riding bicy-
cles on the street may lack the
necessary training and skills
for safe cycling. They may not
be aware of all dangers.
• Be alert for small children
on oversized bicycles. This
may increase the likelihood for
loss of control.
• When passing a cyclist, go
around them like you would
any other vehicle. Leave lots of
room.
• When you are preparing to
make a right turn, watch for
cyclists who may pull up
alongside your vehicle.
Remember to shoulder-
check your blind spots.
• When you are about to
make a right turn, do not pull
up beside a cyclist and then
turn directly in front of them
and cut them off.
• When pulling away from
the curb, always check for
cyclists who may be trying to
pass you.
• When parked at the curb,
always check for cyclists
before you open your vehicle
door. It’s the driver’s responsi-
bility not to open the vehicle
door into traffic.
• Do not follow too close
behind cyclists. They do not
have brake lights to warn you
when they are stopping.
• Cyclists are entitled to
make left turns in the same
manner as motorists. Since
they are more exposed to traffic
on left turns, they will need
extra consideration, especially
on multi-lane roads.
• Cyclists are required to
ride as close as practicable to
the curb, however they may
need to ride further out when
they have to steer away from
drainage grates, pot holes,
debris, loose gravel or sand,
wet or slippery surfaces, rutted
or grooved pavement and even
dogs. Be aware of the roadway
conditions that may affect a
cyclist.
• Do not sound your horn
unnecessarily when you are
overtaking a cyclist. It may
startle them and cause them to
lose control. If you feel that
you must use your horn, tap it
quickly and lightly while you
are still some distance away
from the cyclist.
Cyclists should also remem-
ber that, when they are riding
their bicycles on streets and
highways, they are considered
by law to be a vehicle.
Therefore they are required
to obey all the rules of the road,
which apply to other (motor-
ized) vehicles, plus those that
apply only to bicycle operators.
Cyclists using the streets and
highways should:
• Never ride against traffic.
It is one of the leading causes
of crashes, accounting for 15 to
20 percent of all crashes with
cars.
• Keep both hands on the
handlebars except when mak-
ing a hand signal.
• Keep both feet on the ped-
als.
• Not carry more people at
one time than the bicycle was
designed for.
• Not hold onto, attach them-
selves, or attach the bicycle to
any other moving vehicle.
• Only ride side by side on
the road with another cyclist
when it does not impede other
traffic. If traffic doesn't have
enough room to pass you safe-
ly, ride single file.
• Ensure the bicycle is
equipped with at least one
white light to the front and a
red light and or red reflector
mounted on the rear of the
bicycle when riding between
sunset and sunrise.
• Ensure the bicycle has
effective brakes.
— Lincoln County Sheriffs
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May is Wildfire Awareness
Month, and the ideal time to
reduce the excess vegetation
around your home that could
pose a wildfire threat. As you
begin spring clean-up, Keep
Oregon Green, the Oregon
Department of Forestry and the
Oregon Office of State Fire
Marshal urge you to consider
chipping or recycling your yard
debris.
If burning is the only option
to dispose of woody material,
fire officials urge landowners
to follow safe burning prac-
tices.
“If you do burn your debris,
use common sense and follow
safety rules,” says State Fire
Marshal Jim Walker. “This can
prevent most debris burn-
caused wildfires, and keep
lives and property safe.”
An abnormally dry winter
and dismal spring snowpack
has set the stage for what is
predicted to be a severe wild-
fire season ahead.
Escaped debris burns are the
leading human-caused wildfire
issue in Oregon, particularly in
the shoulder seasons when peo-
ple think it is safe and permis-
sible to burn.
The Oregon Department of
Forestry spent over $280,000
in 2014 on fires caused by
escaped debris burning. A burn
pile is less likely to escape con-
trol by following some simple
safety tips:
• Call before you burn
Burning regulations are not
the same in all areas and can
vary with the weather and fuel
conditions. If you’re planning
to burn, check with your local
Oregon Department of Forestry
district, fire protective associa-
tion or air protection authority
to learn if there are any current
burning restrictions or regula-
tions, and whether a permit is
required.
• Know the weather forecast.
Never burn on dry or windy
days. These conditions make it
easy for open burning to spread
out of control.
• Clear a 10-foot radius
around your pile
Also make sure there are no
tree branches or power lines
above.
• Keep your burn pile small
A large burn may cast hot
embers long distances. Small
piles, 4x4 feet in dimension,
are recommended. Add debris
in small amounts as existing
material is consumed.
• Always have water and fire
tools on site
When burning, have a
charged water hose, bucket of
water, and shovel and dirt near-
by to extinguish the fire.
Drown the pile with water,
stir the coals, and drown again,
repeating until the fire is
“dead” out.
• Stay with the fire until it is
completely out
Monitoring a debris burn
continually from start to finish
until dead out is required by
state law, to ensure that any
escaped sparks or embers can
be extinguished quickly.
Go back and recheck old
burn piles, as they can retain
heat for several weeks and
rekindle when the weather
warms and wind begins to
blow.
• Never use gasoline or other
accelerants (flammable or
combustible liquids) to start or
increase your open fire
Every year, 55-60 percent of
all burns treated at the Oregon
Burn Center in Portland are the
result of backyard debris burn-
ing.
• Burn only yard debris
State regulations prohibit the
open burning of any material
that creates dense smoke or
noxious odors.
• Escaped debris burns are
costly
State law requires the proper
clearing, building, attending
and extinguishing of open fires
any time of year. A first-time
citation carries a $110 fine.
If your debris burn spreads
out of control, you are respon-
sible for the cost of fire sup-
pression and very likely the
damage to neighboring proper-
ties.
This can range from a few
hundred to thousands of dol-
lars.
More tips on wildfire pre-
vention, can be found on the
Keep Oregon Green website at
www.keeporegongreen.org.
Viks
claim the state title.
Dotson was also a member
of the eighth-place 4x400-
meter relay team with Tyler
Williams, Billy Jones and Seth
Campbell (3:31.92).
Campbell and Jones went on
to take home top-10 medals in
individual events, beginning
with second place in the 800
meters for senior harrier
Campbell (1:58.35).
Jones, also a senior, leaped
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second place, and freshman
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shot put at 45-05.
Back on the track, Dotson’s
day finished with a third-place
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from 1B
sophomore, finished fifth with
a time of 10:34, a day after
placing sixth in the 1,500-
meter event at 4:51.0.
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the finish in the intermediate
hurdles, setting a new Siuslaw
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