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BikePortland.org stated on January 04, 2013 in a tweet. :
Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
By Ian K. Kullgren• January 11, 2013
Bike Austin stated on June 08, 2016 in a press release:
"Bike lanes and sidewalks have been proven to reduce crashes by up to 38 percent on Austin’s streets."
By Jane Wester• July 29, 2016
John Charles stated on September 21, 2012 in an online post:
"There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers."
By Janie Har• November 16, 2012
Sam Adams stated on February 28, 2012 in a commentary article.:
Says "traffic fatalities have fallen dramatically, even as population has risen. You are more likely to stay alive biking, walking and driving around Portland than you were before" he took over the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
By Ian K. Kullgren• March 9, 2012
Lee Leffingwell stated on February 18, 2012 in a campaign mailer.:
"Invested $90 million in traffic fixes without raising taxes."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 2, 2012
Bloggers stated on May 13, 2017 in a web post:
Say Lance Armstrong is dead.
By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2017
Tom McCarey stated on June 06, 2016 in In a Penn Live editorial:
"Never mind that no red light camera, no speed camera, nor any radar gun has ever stopped one accident from occurring."
By Mark Dent• June 14, 2016
Victoria Taft stated on December 22, 2010 in a website posting:
Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.
By Janie Har• January 8, 2011
Bill White stated on March 04, 2010 in a speech:
"Debt has almost doubled in Austin under Gov. Perry."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 4, 2010
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on January 24, 2015 in overhead sign on I-85 South:
"GEORGIA ROADWAY FATALITIES THIS YEAR: 59 PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY"  
By Nancy Badertscher• February 2, 2015
Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:
“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”
By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 23, 2015 in state DOT road signs:
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
By April Hunt• April 28, 2015
Wisconsin Family Action stated on July 21, 2011 in a campaign TV ad:
Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist.
By James B. Nelson• July 24, 2011
Facebook posts stated on May 27, 2014 in a meme on social media:
"For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps."
By Louis Jacobson• May 28, 2014
Instagram posts stated on January 20, 2022 in a post:
Estimated annual COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. totals 27,530, after you subtract those who died “with, not from” COVID-19, not in nursing homes and who didn't have four or more comorbidities.
By Monique Curet• January 21, 2022
Joel Keehn stated on March 11, 2011 in a blog:
The hour of sleep you lose during the change to daylight saving time might initially pose some health risks.
By M.B. Pell• March 28, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
"President Obama has the most border patrols and border security deployed at the border of any previous president."
By Amy Sherman• July 1, 2013
Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record:
"Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%."
By Fauzeya Rahman• February 1, 2016
Andy Duyck stated on April 04, 2014 in a public presentation:
"We’ve dedicated more money from (Washington County’s) transportation budget to bike and ped projects under my watch than at any time in the history of Washington County."
By Dana Tims• April 4, 2014
Michael McCaul stated on October 31, 2017 in an interview by Fox News:
Says the New York bike path assault "was the ninth vehicle assault used by ISIS."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 10, 2017

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