I do not agree with the thrust, given by several, that emphasis should be
placed on getting more people to bicycle. That should be separate,
decidedly second...
Demetri wrote, I do not agree with the thrust, given by several, that emphasis should be placed on getting more people to bicycle. That should be separate, ...
SB wrote - I suggest we stay on track of promoting bicycling for all who are, or could be, interested in cycling for whatever reasons, improving cycling...
... I can see that they're different kinds of advocacy. Separate arguments, and one could argue one or the other, and not feel that they're especially ...
I was going to keep my mouth shut, but then I saw someone wave this red flag... ... Of course, there's also the self-proclaimed Superior, Serious, True, Real,...
"And when he zips by me with less than six inches clearance, I try to punch him in the head and knock him over. Sometimes I succeed." Do you spend a...
... Not in the least. I yell at drivers occasionally, but not always, or even most of the time. I also try to point out (reasonably) to cyclists that are...
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 09:43:24 -0700 (PDT) Stanley Batt
<stanley_bike@...> writes:
> > Demetri is entitled to his opinion that these are separate and >...
The rule that I am going to most strong enforce is the rule of politeness. I just saw two posts on this topic that were aimed at the individual rather than at...
... Ken Kifer replies: I checked the IPMBA website yesterday, and they have several good articles, although unfortunately nothing on taking a lane. It looks...
... Ken Kifer replies: I just left a bicycle rights advocacy group that did not want "more butts on bicycles." It's BTI@..., in case you want to join,...
... That's pretty much it in a nutshell. Not being able to get beyond this acknowledgment is the reason some listservs are still arguing over which end of the...
Without disputing Demetri's numbers, I'd like to look at them in a different light -- one which I think we should remember to cast now and then. ... I'd like...
Well, let's have the good with the bad. The article also reports that: 'Paradoxically, cyclists in their 50s have a much lower risk of erectile dysfunction...
For the debates on BikeKC this last year in KCMO. I saw a lot of support for cycling on the street and a lot of different political forces come together. Brent...
I too am curious about that changing of the ticket. Around here, they get thrown out if they aren't properly charged in the first place. I've seen tickets...
... would use facilities before given their rights. Nor do they have to >prove they constitute a great number of the population to be given their rights.< True...
... Kansas City has been called the most bicycle-unfriendly city in America. How did BikeKC, a sweeping bicycle transportation proposal, come to be adopted in...
... I agree that we shouldn't put the most emphasis on getting people on bikes at all costs. Things like that usually happen when a trend is created somewhat...
... I think this was an important factor here. BikeKC's on street plan was sensitive to the needs of cyclists to participate in and cooperate with traffic, but...
... Thanks! ... That seems confusing to me too. I guess it's legal since the judge allowed it, though it seems to me that if the first ticket got thrown out, ...
... bike ... <snip> ... Hi Mike, Hope you're healing well. I'm assuming the SUV came at you from the right side, CMIIW. One of the problems with bikelanes is...
Barry Davidson
Barry@...
Oct 2, 2002 1:12 pm
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... Ken Kifer replies: I never said that you did not. It seems to me that the difference between first and second is splitting hairs. I think it's very...
... Once you begin ticketing you're offering the flies vinegar again. Better, I would think, for advocates to stick with the sweetness of improved safety and...
Jason
jronallo@...
Oct 2, 2002 2:03 pm
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I'm just wondering if anyone is on the Bicycling.com forums, I'm ajhbiker on there. OK that's it... Ashley Hill New Hartford, CT I do not wish to quarrel with...
