... facility. ... fight. ... it. ... It seems you would like to see cyclists banned from everywhere except roads. You don't want cyclists near a sidewalk and...
... When talking about the public facilities, especially in urban and suburban areas, that is an approximately correct characterization. ... No bicycle riding...
I have nothing against paths. However, they ought to have sidewalks for the pedestrians. Also they need grade level crossings with full-service roads. The ...
What should we unite on? How about to cycle is healthier than not to cycle? That regular cyclists live longer and drain less money from heath care? Everybody...
... Although I do not have anything to quote, I would bet that the second part of this is not true. Cyclists may live longer, but they do die, and when they...
perhaps a better angle in promoting cycling advocacyis emphasizing the premature deaths to various diseases that cycling helps prevent leads to more productive...
OK, but if we are "good health" advocates at heart then why focus on bikes. How about jogging and skiing and pogo stick riding and line dancing? Is our...
bob.bayn@...
Jul 1, 2007 8:56 pm
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Why focus on bikes as good health advocates? Because it is the nature of this transportation choice that increases good health, whereas the most popular choice...
... Cycling is healthy - agreed. Motoring isn't healthy - OK. At least you can't kill someone else while sitting at your desk all day or watching TV all...
bob.bayn@...
Jul 1, 2007 10:18 pm
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I'd say there are all kinds of reasons Europeans and Asians choose to ride bicycles far more often than North Americans and it can't be denied their health is...
... except roads. ... What is a public facility? Is it any facility not owned privately? Is there a third type? You seem to be saying the only non-road place...
... Almost. As I note below, I would accept access on some minority subset of public land hiking and trekking trails. Riders are free to negotiate access to...
... The point of course is that we don't have to engage in that debate or pick one side over the other. Everyone can advocate for his or her preferred mode of...
... On at least one point this is not at all possible: the all but universal mischaracterization of roadway bicycling safety by groups advocating for paths....
I have nothing against proper quality bike paths, either. I have nothing, for that matter, against fully de-motorized streets (in which only pedestrian and...
... OK, I won't get sidetracked by any discussion of the relative benefits of european-style urban utility cycling and a similar argument that their diet is...
bob.bayn@...
Jul 2, 2007 3:30 pm
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Yes, smokers cost less in health care because they die younger. I assume, but I haven't looked for the study, that fitness reduces health care costs, even...
Hi, I signed up on this list recently. I've been bike commuting for 1 1/2 yrs, I took the Road I course 3 months ago and have significantly decreased our car...
We bicycle for a variety of reasons. My #1 reason is that it is fun. #2 is the ego trip...I enjoy being called crazy because I biked to work in pouring rain,...
Welcome to the list, Rachel. This list is almost as much fun as riding a bike. (OK, it's not nearly as much fun, but still...) I agree with all of your...
bob.bayn@...
Jul 2, 2007 6:20 pm
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... Bikelanes are illogical structure that run counter to the fundamnetals of good vehicle facility design and vehicle flow rules developed over the last ~100...
Three Wisconsin cyclestrians were hit from behind by a drunk driver Sunday afternoon. One dead, one stable, one released. Excerpt: Tony Kuranda, who saw the...
Dear bicycle buddies, Please, add your comments to the website: http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/02/Southpinellas/Bicycles_entitled_to_.shtml Also, please send...
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Jul 3, 2007 12:04 am
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I wouldn't say that cycling is the only or even best way to become more healthy and reduce premature disease or death, it's just *a* way and one that could be...
There may be better ways to exercise, you can't ignore diet, and cycling doesn't provide weight-bearing exercise for the bones, but it has a huge advantage of...
here's a report that recognizes the benefits to health from cycling and includes it in factors determining "value" in transportation investment Cycling is...
... I really don't know what bike path advocates say about cycling on roads as far as being unsafe and unpleasant. My own view is that I feel like I can have a...
... a 'walk' or a 'promenade' or something like that and make sure, without fuss, that its design is such that cyclists can use it safely and without pestering...
