Support bill 148! My letter to Cheri Gerou

Back Ground and comment: I have sent two letters to my House Rep. Cheri Gerou about a bicycle safety measure here in Colorado. Republicans are voting against this safety measure even when statistics show more children ride bikes than adults. Are we hearing this correctly? Republicans are not concerned with child safety and are more aligned with transportation? Sadly the Rush Limbaugh self proclaimed all knowing ElRushbo and drug addict is the voice of the Republican Party. What a sad state of affairs for us Republicans. There is no middle ground here. Either you are far left of far right. What about us who are in the middle. Email to Cheri Gerou: On March 13th I sent you an email regarding Senate Bill 148 for Bicycle Safety. As an avid cyclist and someone who has been hit by a car I ask you to support this bill, especially the 3 foot to pass section. This is simply a safety measure. As you drive down the highway please look at the car next to you. The space between cars passing on the highway is around 6 feet. Imagine if a car raced passed you within 3 feet. I would think everyone who has driven on the highway at one time or another has been passed by a semi truck. Have you noticed some times when the truck passes it will make turbulence that pushes your car around? Imagine these things with a 20 pound bicycle. Imagine your child riding home from school and having cars buzz by them. Colorado is a Mecca for the cyclist. Many top level professional athletes come here to train. These riders bring in money that supports our local bike shops, restaurants and hotels. This bill will add some comfort to professional athletes knowing they will be safer on the road. If Colorado could loosen up the expense it takes to promote road races we could have a premier race here. Look at the Tour of California in 2008. It had 1.3 million spectators and generated $100 million in revenue for the state. This year they added twice the television coverage and I am sure they will have higher state revenue this year. I am a registered Republican that likes to vote my party line. As a father I support family values and child safety. I was upset to find out that fellow republicans are voting against this measure. It was also disheartening to find out that my friends who emailed Democrats such as Debbie Benefield got responses to their emails. To date I have grown tired of where my party affiliation is going. It seems for the first time since I voted for President Reagan; my political views are more with Democrats than Republicans. Especially when people are saying that Rush Limbaugh is the voice of republicans. I voted for you and want my faith restored with Republicans. Thank you for taking time to read this.