For those of you out there who care about cyclists and cycling, I need your help. This story is about my former second life partner Riin Gill. If you're ...
... Mechanical counters are not too good at counting bikes when they are mixed with other vehicles. Some get missed. It's easier to count all the bikes if...
... roads ... I was born and raised in St. Louis. I moved to Colorado when I was in my mid-30s. I revisited the St. Louis area recently, and I rode a folding...
... Something was wrong with the public roadways there? What was wrong with them? Poor surface conditions? Poor surface conditions is something that impacts ...
... Call it a shoulder. Call it a bike-lane. I find them extremely useful when riding on busy highways or busy rural roads, such as my commute to work. ...
... I rarely to never ride in shoulder space even when it exists. Riding in shoulder space would expose me to inferior surface conditions and inferior behavior...
... You find it extremely useful that there's enough room for motorists to not be delayed by your slower progress. Around here (remember our "pathologically...
bob.bayn@...
Oct 7, 2007 4:40 pm
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To each his own. On roads where the speed limit is 50MPH, and cars are mostly travelling at 60 MPH, I find it much less stressful to be in the Bike Lane or on...
I find it much less stressful and safer to not have to so carefully scan for and evaluate the approach to each and every intersection - followed by the ...
I ride with a group of kids that are learning "HOW TO", tour & commute ...we pick the safest way available !! We also know when we are in a danger zone ...
... The safest way available is about behavior, not roadway configuration. Sidewalk riding is very dangerous. Bicyclists, especially kids, must be taught not...
To bad thats what the school system, school crossing guards & the sheriffs department promote & allow here ...we have even been stopped and told to get on the...
Ken, 1. I'm not talking about intersections. Intersections require special care and alertness regardless of the lane configuration. 2. If you want to ride out...
... I _am_ talking about intersections. I explained why that is the major reason I tend to stay in the traffic lane. A secondary reason is the surface...
Sometimes I try to explain why we shouldnt be there and if they let it go we usually stay where we are but if they start threatening me I will usually do what...
On Oct 10, 2007, at 7:25 AM, Ms Gina hunter wrote: This seems like at too systematic a level to let by. This sounds like you need to kick this up a level into...
Our state seems to think we are our own country ....Florida I am in the Tampa Bay area but the Orlando area does the same. Based on what they promote and if ...
... It would be awful hard for them to do that since the data against sidewalk bicycling is as close to a slam dunk as anything comes in bicycling science. I...
Most of the streets in Fort Collins have wide outside or curb lanes that can adequately accommodate motorists and bicyclists. There is little reason, if any,...
. There are a couple short vidios of Separated Bike Lanes in the link below. I do not know if these were referenced here before, but I found them very...
Hi Gina, Tampa Bay area of Florida??? I live in St. Pete. We used to have a lot of the same problem with uneducated motorists. I've a attached two fliers....
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Oct 15, 2007 12:57 am
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Do you remember being part of a 4-H Club when you were 18 or under? It's a great club because all genders and all ages from 18 on down can participate....
Kimberly
bikerat@...
Oct 21, 2007 7:22 pm
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Kim , Hi , I have emailed you off this group about programs in St Pete ...can you email me back , Gina gmomkids@... ... ...
I usually do e-mails on weekends. That's why I didn't answer back sooner. Thanks, Kimberly Cooper ===================== From: Ms Gina hunter...
bikerat@...
Oct 21, 2007 11:51 pm
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I read this a few days ago, and have been thinking about it. Finally, I realized that in some ways I agree, and in some I disagree. I agree that Bicycle Lanes...
... That guideline (class based positioning) interferes with a basic principle of vehicular operation (destination based positioning). One of the primary...
... How? Not for safety, certainly. You know you have zero basis for that claim, yes? ... If it is an easily enforced rule that runs counter to fundamentals of...
I guess you can always find some study that reinforces your opinion. Here's mine: http://www.cambridgema.gov/~CDD/et/bike/bike_safety.html "Bike lanes help...
I read a study that showed that in the absence of a bike lane, cars usually gave more than enough space to cyclists and encroached on the left lane (or...
