On my daily commute I have to cross a small narrow bridge. I check for traffic behind me as I approach. This morning I see a pick-up about 500 yards behind me....
Cool. Now you are thinking defensively. By the way, I hope YOU didn't look too long. Or if you really wanted to, you stopped your bike. But we know you...
... I was in traffic (in my truck) in Champaign Illinois several years ago. Stopped at a light, looked in the rear-view mirror and saw a pickup truck coming at...
Well, I guess I'm lucky I never hit anyone. I've definitely noticed babes on the sidewalk. And then I think of the bumper sticker that says "Keep your eye on...
... Now we know the *real* reason G rides on the sidewalk *wink* A group of us were discussing a somewhat difficult left turn here in town. Our local LCI,...
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Today we went out to do some errands, and we couldn't find any parking spots. For our bikes. The bike racks, some of which I have never seen a bike at, were...
Jean (LadyArwyn@...) has sent you a news article. (Email address has not been verified.) ... Personal message: Bicycle commuting, horse commuting, not...
I park my bike on the return cart rack. That seems to work fine for me. You must also live a more "bike friendly" area. Here in St. Louis we still don't...
I ate at the Taco Bell today. There is a stretch of the highway it is on that has only one gap where there is no bike rack, and that is the block with Taco...
Ungle G - You might want to try getting a petition going amungst the other cyclists... numbers really help. I got a petition for my bike racks at work (US...
Ah, but that's US Bank. They encourage non-car commuting. Don't know that other companies will be so eager By the way, the price of gas never made me mad....
Like my dad always says... "You don't know until you ask." Just giving some pointers... Plus you could contact your local bike advocacy groups. I am sure they...
... I haven't checked out the middle schools yet, but the bike racks at my son's elementary school is packed to more than overflowing, and there's room for...
... Right. And he's ALSO going to realize, if he grabbed the bike right then and there, that the diner is NEVER going to be able to come outside fast enough...
... I always pick the window next to the door, but I agree it's not the best anti-theft measure in the world. There are plenty of bike thefts in my city, but...
In Atlanta suburbs (Gwinnett county at least), no difference. I haven't seen one bike I haven't seen before. However, I have noticed a decrease in traffic...
The way I figure it is that as gas prices climb, the first thing that will affect demand is the loss of drivers who could barely afford to drive before. The ...
... The way I figure it is that as gas prices climb, the first thing that will affect demand is the loss of drivers who could barely afford to drive before....
... Maybe so, but somehow I doubt it's going to make a resurgence, even in the country. A bicycle is a whole lot cheaper, cleaner and easier to maintain. ... ...
... to be rarely ... taxi drivers hate ... What about bicycles? What is NYC's and London's taxi drivers' reaction to cyclists? John A. Ardelli They complain...
... Ah. One of the many reasons it gets up my nose so badly when I see a cyclist violating the rules of the road: bad cyclists make ALL of us look bad by...
Here in the East county of San Diego there are many people with horses. I haven't seen any of them on the roads though. Bicycle ridership seems to be up...
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