What a disappointment to read in the paper that only a handful
of council members have decided to not have the Rally for the rest
of the town.
Editor,
What a disappointment to read in the paper that only a handful of council members have decided to not have the Rally for the rest of the town.
Why wasn’t a vote of the people taken? I know why, because the outcome would have been in favor of the Rally.
Referring to the letter to the editor by Alan Viarengo from Gilroy, I couldn’t have said it better. He really told it like it is! I can really relate to his letter because I too have experienced the same tactics the police use when the Rally is on. Most of them – not all, but most – walk around with a chip on their shoulder and as Alan wrote: “The police, pretending ignorance, stopped some motorcycles for LED (strip) blinkers and when demonstrated, proceeded to check helmets, which are a secondary offense.” I myself have witnessed bikers saying “Hi”, or “How you doing?” to police, only to be ignored.
About 99 percent of the time if there is a situation happening it’s because someone has been pushed to the limit. Or it’s our own people or gang bangers who take this opportunity to cause a disturbance because they know that the bikers will be blamed for anything that happens during the Rally. Am I right or am I right?
Bikers being ticketed for offenses like stopping one foot beyond the stop sign is ridiculous, and a costly moving violation, I might add.
Barbara Bailey Valdes, Hollister
