Re: Re: Road riding question

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

I have heard that there is still a law on the books here in Michigan which
requires drivers of motorized vehicles to stop and dismantle their vehicle
when approached by a horse and rider or horse and carriage...if only.....:)
 I, too, have occasional problems with vehicles blasting past or too close.
 One in particular likes to slow down (gee, thanks) and then gun it just as
he passes...his cherry bomb muffler makes wonderful noise.  I know who it
is, too.  The last time I spewed colorful words and shook my fists at
him....fortunately he hasn't passed us in a long time but I know where he
lives and I think if it happens again I may have Nelson come with me and
politely explain that it's just not polite.  Anybody out there know what
could be done if we were able to get license plate numbers?  Could we file
a complaint and at least earn the offending parties a visit by someone in a
uniform?  Probably sounds trivial to some but if it were a young
person/child and something happened...heck, if it were ME (I am a young
person by the way and we won't discuss the "child" part), well.....I'd like
to think there might be some way to make people think and drive more
clearly when they see a horse on the road.   I believe I will try the slow
down signal Betty described and see what happens.  
Maggie
P.S.  Do you know what YOUR horse's angles and toe lengths are?  Still
hoping for more responses to my informal survey!!

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> From: BE <betndez@budget.net>
> To: Rhonda K Levinson <levinson1@juno.com>; Ridecamp
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Subject: RC:  Re: Road riding question
> Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 10:01 PM
> 
> Rhonda--
> What are your state laws regarding horses on roadways?  In Oregon the law
> states that vehicles must yield or slow for any rider who signals with an
> outstretched arm (palm down in a "slow down" action).  Surprisingly I've
had
> quite good results with that signal.  There are always a few who are
> apparently unconscious but most do slow when I signal, which I've done a
lot
> of this past year as I worked with a young horse very frightened of
traffic.
> 
> Betty
> So. Oregon
> 
> 
> 
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