It seems I’m not the only one whose ire is up because of Lt. Mark Kruger. Jonathan Maus over at BikePortland.org has a terrific article today about the situation including an opinion with popular Portland “bike lawyer” Mark Ginsberg.
The Oregonian also reported today that the driver has 25 speeding convictions and has even lost his license once before. Lt. Kruger maintains that this has no bearing whatsoever on the current case. Oh, and the driver wasn’t available for comment because he was preparing for another long shift. Yes, he will be on the road again soon!
In the meantime, Portland City Commisioner Sam Adams has called an emergency meeting to discuss the matter with relevant parties including representatives from the trucking community, bike community, law enforcement and transportation agencies. I hope he has the ear of the mayor and someone realizes that Lt. Kruger is unable to perform his duties with respect to cyclists.